Texas Tax Exemption for Property Housing People with Developmental Disabilities Amendment, HJR 52 (2017)

Texas Tax Exemption for Property Housing People with Developmental Disabilities Amendment

Election date
November 7, 2017
Topic
Taxes and Property
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment| Origin
State legislature

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The Texas Tax Exemption for Property Housing People with Developmental Disabilities Amendment, also known as HJR 52, was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2017.

The measure would have authorized the state legislature to exempt from property taxation a portion of the value of a property used to house individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in an amount equal to the costs to maintain, operate, and make improvements to the property.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 1.1 Ballot title
* 1.2 Constitutional changes
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 2.1 House vote
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot title[edit]

The ballot title would have been as follows:[1]

“  | The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value of certain real property used to provide housing to certain individuals with disabilities.[2] | ”

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### Constitutional changes[edit]

See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution

The measure would have added a Section 1-p to Article 8 of the Texas Constitution. The following text would have been added:[1]

Sec. 1-p. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value of property used to provide housing to individuals with disabilities in an amount equal to the costs the owner of the property incurs to maintain, operate, and make improvements to the property. The legislature may provide eligibility requirements for the exemption authorized by this section and may provide for the manner of determining the amount of the exemption to which a property owner is entitled in a tax year.[2]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Amending the Texas Constitution

In Texas, a two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature during one legislative session is required to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers.

Rep. Chris Turner (D-101) filed the amendment in the state legislature as House Joint Resolution 52 on January 6, 2017. The Texas House of Representatives approved the amendment 108 to 21 with another 21 members not voting on May 8, 2017. Of the 21 members not voting, 16 of them were in a committee meeting. The measure was referred to the Senate Finance Committee, but did not receive a recommendation of the committee.[3]

### House vote[edit]

May 8, 2017[3]

Texas HJR 52 House Vote

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  108|  83.72%
No| 21| 16.28%
Partisan breakdown of House votes

Party Affiliation  | Yes  | No  | Abstain  | Total
Democrat | 49 | 0 | 6 | 55
Republican | 59 | 21 | 15 | 95
Total | 108 | 21 | 21 | 150

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Texas 2017 ballot measures
* 2017 ballot measures
* Texas Legislature

## External links[edit]

* Joint Resolution 52 (Engrossed in House)

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 52," accessed May 8, 2017
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR 52 Overview," accessed May 8, 2017

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