HJR83 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exclude from the market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes the value of any improvement, or any feature incorporated in an improvement, made to the property if the primary purpose of the improvement or feature is compliance with the requirements of standards that address accessible design of buildings or other facilities.

  89R218 TJB-D     By: Raymond H.J.R. No. 83       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature   to exclude from the market value of real property for ad valorem tax   purposes the value of any improvement, or any feature incorporated   in an improvement, made to the property if the primary purpose of   the improvement or feature is compliance with the requirements of   standards that address accessible design of buildings or other   facilities.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is   amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:           (k)     The Legislature by general law may exclude from the   market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes the value   of any improvement, or any feature incorporated in an improvement,   made to the property if the primary purpose of the improvement or   feature is compliance with the requirements of the 2010 Americans   with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design or any   successor standards that address accessible design of buildings or   other facilities and are promulgated under the Americans with   Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) or a   successor statute. The Legislature by general law may prescribe   additional eligibility requirements for the exclusion of value   authorized by this subsection.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the   legislature to exclude from the market value of real property for ad   valorem tax purposes the value of any improvement, or any feature   incorporated in an improvement, made to the property if the primary   purpose of the improvement or feature is compliance with the   requirements of standards that address accessible design of   buildings or other facilities."