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HJR31 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Guillen
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
04/29/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  3. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  4. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Adopted

  5. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#597

  6. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  9. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  10. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  11. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 4/28/25 10:00 AM

  12. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-03-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  15. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  16. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  17. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  18. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  19. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  21. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  22. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  23. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  24. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HJR 31 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R25 MLH-F

By: Guillen

H.J.R. No. 31

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature

to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad

valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 19, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 19.
(a)
Farm products[
, livestock, and poultry
] in the

hands of the producer[
,
] and family supplies for home and farm

use[
,
] are exempt from all taxation until otherwise directed by a

two-thirds vote of all the members
elected
[
elect
] to both houses of

the Legislature.

(b)

The Legislature by general law may define "farm

products" and "in the hands of the producer" for purposes of this

section and may include in the definition of "farm products"

livestock, poultry, timber, and supplies used or produced in a

farming operation.

SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be

submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.

The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the

proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the

legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption

from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the

producer."