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Texas Homestead Exemption from Taxation for Public Schools Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Texas Homestead Exemption from Taxation for Public Schools Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have increased the residence homestead exemption from taxation from ad valorem taxation for public schools from $15,000 to $30,000.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R-138) as House Joint Resolution 72.[2] Rep. Bohac introduced a similar bill, titled House Joint Resolution 74. The primary difference between the two bills is that HJR 74 would have increased the residence homestead exemption from taxation from ad valorem taxation for public schools from $15,000 to $25,000, rather than $30,000.[3] Sen. Kirk Watson (D-14) also proposed a similar amendment to Rep. Bohac's HJR 74, which was titled Senate Joint Resolution 21. Sen. Watson's also provided for an increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation.[4]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title for House Joint Resolution 72 was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $30,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an 5 elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.[5] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Sections 1-b(c) and (d) 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. Dwayne Bohac (R-138) as House Joint Resolution 72 on January 27, 2015.[2] Rep. Bohac also introduced House Joint Resolution 74 on January 28, 2015.[3] Sen. Kirk Watson (D-14) introduced a similar bill, Senate Joint Resolution 21, on January 7, 2015.[4] 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. 72," accessed January 31, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 72 History," accessed January 31, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 74 History," accessed January 31, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 21 History," accessed February 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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