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Texas Tax Exemption for Hiring Veterans Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Texas Tax Exemption for Hiring Veterans Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have allowed political subdivisions, like municipalities, to adopt local option exemptions from a portion of property taxation, expressed as a dollar amount, for businesses who hire honorably discharged veterans.[1][2]
The exemption would not have been able to exceed $15,000 of the market value of the property for each honorably discharged veteran hired.
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Sen. Donna Campbell (R-25) as Senate Joint Resolution 60.[3]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans.[4] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 8, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have added a Section 1-s to Article 8 of the Texas Constitution.[1] The following text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:
Support
Supporters
Organizations
- Texas Conservative Coalition[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Donna Campbell (R-25) as Senate Joint Resolution 60 on March 14, 2015.[3]
A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers. The Texas Senate approved the amendment on April 29, 2015, with 28 senators voting "yea" and three voting "nay."[3] The measure was not approved by both chambers of the legislature.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 60," accessed May 3, 2015
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 60 Analysis," accessed May 3, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 60 History," accessed May 3, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 - ↑ Texas Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution No. 60 Witnesses," accessed May 4, 2015
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