TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property used to operate a child-care facility.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property used to operate a child-care facility.

FULL TEXT:
88(R) HJR 96-Introduced version-Bill Text By: Talarico H.J.R. No. 96 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property used to operate a child-care facility. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 1-r to read as follows: Sec. 1-r. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad valorem taxation all or part of real property used to operate a child-care facility. The legislature may define "child-care facility" for purposes of this section and may impose eligibility requirements for an exemption authorized by this section. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property used to operate a child-care facility."