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TX SJR77
Joint Resolution
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mayes Middleton
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to exempt a portion of a partially disabled veteran's residence homestead from property taxes, with the exemption percentage matching the veteran's disability rating
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Defines "partially disabled veteran" as a veteran with a certified disability rating of at least 10% but less than 100%
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Extends the same property tax exemption to surviving spouses of partially disabled veterans, provided the spouse has not remarried and continues to live in the same homestead
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Specifies that existing limitations on disabled veteran exemptions under Section 2(b) of Article VIII do not apply to this new exemption category
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Constitutional amendment to be submitted to voters at an election on November 4, 2025
Legislative Description
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.
Property Interests
Last Action
Referred to Local Government
3/25/2025