Texas Property Tax Limit for Disabled or Elderly Residents Amendment (2023)

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Texas Property Tax Limit for Disabled or Elderly Residents 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 Limit for Disabled or Elderly Residents Amendment was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2023.[1]

The amendment would have authorized a taxing unit other than an educational institution to provide a property tax limit on homesteads of elderly or disabled residents with certain income levels.[2]

Text of measure

Full text

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 153 on March 15, 2023. On May 9, 2023, the state House passed HJR 153 by a vote of 134-10 with five not voting and one vacancy.[1]

Vote in the Texas House of Representatives
May 9, 2023
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 99  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total134105
Total percent89.9%6.7%3.4%
Democrat6103
Republican73102

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