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HJR72 • 2025

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Noble | Bernal | Meyer | Hull | Manuel
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
04/29/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

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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#599

  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. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  10. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 4/28/25 10:00 AM

  11. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  12. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  13. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  14. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#419

  15. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  22. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  25. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  28. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HJR 72 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R3282 TJB-D

By: Noble, Bernal, Meyer, Hull, Manuel,

H.J.R. No. 72

et al.

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature

to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of

the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an

adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who

must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a

certain degree by consanguinity.

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

SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by

adding Section 1-b-1 to read as follows:

Sec.

1-b-1.

(a)

The legislature by general law may exempt

from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of the real

property a person owns that is the primary residence of an adult who

has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be

related to the owner or trustee of the property within the third

degree by consanguinity.

(b)

The portion of the market value of real property

authorized to be exempted under Subsection (a) of this section is

equal to the amount of the exemption provided by Section 1-b(c) of

this article applicable to the residence homestead of a married or

unmarried adult, including one living alone.

(c)

The legislature may define "developmental disability"

and "intellectual disability" for purposes of this section.

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 provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of

a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary

residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental

disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the

property within a certain degree by consanguinity."