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Texas Homestead Exemption Limitation Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Texas Homestead Exemption Limitation Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have authorized the governing body of a political subdivision that adopts a homestead exemption of a percentage of the market value of a residence's homestead to "set a limit on the dollar amount of the exemption to which an individual is entitled in a tax year."[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-51) as House Joint Resolution 57.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision that adopts an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the market value of an individual’s residence homestead to set a limit on the dollar amount of the exemption to which an individual is entitled in a tax year.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Section 1-b of Article 8 of the Texas Constitution.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-51) as House Joint Resolution 57 on December 11, 2014.[2] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 57," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 57 History," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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