Texas Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouse of Military Member Amendment (2019)

Texas Transfer of Law Enforcement Animals Amendment

Election date
November 5, 2019
Topic
Taxes and Property
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment| Origin
State legislature

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The Texas Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouse of Military Member Amendment was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2019.

The ballot measure would have authorized the state legislature to provide a property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a member of the U.S. armed forces who were killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. As of 2019, the constitution allowed for a tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action.[1]

## Contents

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

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot title[edit]

The ballot title would have been:[1]

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The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.[2]

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### Constitutional changes[edit]

See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution

The measure would have amended Section 1-b(m) of Article 8 of the Texas Constitution.[1]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Amending the Texas Constitution

In Texas, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

The constitutional amendment was introduced into the state legislature as Senate Joint Resolution 47 (SJR 47) on February 25, 2019.[3]

On April 16, 2019, the Texas State Senate approved SJR 47 in a unanimous vote. At least 21 votes were needed to pass the amendment. The constitutional amendment did not receive a vote in the state House.[3]

Vote in the Texas State Senate
April 16, 2019

Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 21 a
| Yes| No| Not voting
Total| 31| 0| 0
Total percent| 100.00%| 0.00%| 0.00%
Democrat| 12| 0| 0
Republican| 19| 0| 0

## See also[edit]

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* Property on the ballot

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## External links[edit]

* Senate Joint Resolution 47 (2019)

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas State Legislature, "SJR 47," accessed April 17, 2019
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas State Legislature, "SJR 47 Overview," accessed April 17, 2019

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