Texas Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Members of the U.S. Armed Services Amendment (2023)
| Texas Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Members of the U.S. Armed Services Amendment | |
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| Election date November 7, 2023 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Members of the U.S. Armed Services Amendment was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2023.[1]
The amendment would have expanded the property tax exemption for surviving spouses to include all members of the U.S. Armed Services not just military members.[2]
Text of measure
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The full text of the amendment can be read here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.
This amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 165 on March 15, 2023. On May 3, 2023, the state House passed HJR 165 by a vote of 127-8 with 15 not voting.[1]
| Vote in the Texas House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 100  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 127 | 8 | 15 |
| Total percent | 84.7% | 5.3% | 10.0% |
| Democrat | 59 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 68 | 8 | 10 |
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