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Texas Maximum Appraised Value of Homestead Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Texas Maximum Appraised Value of Homestead Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have empowered the Texas Legislature to lower the maximum appraised value of homesteads from 110 percent to 105 percent for taxation purposes.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R-138) as House Joint Resolution 71.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Section 1(i) of Article 8 of the Texas Constitution. The following struck-through text would have been deleted and the underlined text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
(1) takes effect as to a residence homestead on the later of the effective date of the law imposing the limitation or January 1 of the tax year following the first tax year the owner qualifies the property for an exemption under Section 1-b of this article; and
(2) expires on January 1 of the first tax year that neither the owner of the property when the limitation took effect nor the owner's spouse or surviving spouse qualifies for an exemption under Section 1-b of this article.[3]
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 71 on January 27, 2015.[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. 71," accessed January 31, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 71 History," accessed January 31, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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