Texas Homestead Tax for Public Schools Exemption Amendment (2015)
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The Texas Homestead Tax for Public Schools Exemption 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 amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public elementary and secondary school purposes from $15,000 to $45,000.[1]
Also, the measure would have provided for an additional $10,000 exemption for disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Armando Martinez (D-39) as House Joint Resolution 30.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title 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 $45,000 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 elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.[3] | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Armando Martinez (D-39) as House Joint Resolution 30 on November 10, 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. The measure was not approved by both chambers of the legislature.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 30," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 30 History," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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