85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 1 Page: 1 of 5
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S.J.R. No. 1
1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
3 to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part
4 of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving
5 spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the
6 line of duty.
7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8 SECTION 1. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,
9 is amended by adding Subsections (o) and (p) to read as follows:
10 (o) The legislature by general law may provide that the
11 surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally
12 injured in the line of duty is entitled to an exemption from ad
13 valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the surviving
14 spouse's residence homestead if the surviving spouse has not
15 remarried since the death of the first responder. The legislature
16 by general law may define "first responder" for purposes of this
17 subsection and may prescribe additional eligibility requirements
18 for the exemption authorized by this subsection.
19 (p) The legislature by general law may provide that a
20 surviving spouse who qualifies for and receives an exemption in
21 accordance with Subsection (o) of this section and who subsequently
22 qualifies a different property as the surviving spouse's residence
23 homestead is entitled to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of
24 the subsequently qualified homestead in an amount equal to the
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 1, legislative document, May 25, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050600/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.