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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to provide for the refund of ad valorem taxes imposed on property |
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leased to a religious organization for use as an actual place of |
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religious worship. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 52l to read as follows: |
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Sec. 52l. The legislature by general law may provide that a |
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religious organization that leases property for use as an actual |
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place of religious worship is entitled to a refund from each |
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political subdivision that taxes the property of the ad valorem |
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taxes imposed on the property by that political subdivision and |
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collected from the owner of the property. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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legislature to provide for the refund of ad valorem taxes imposed on |
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property leased to a religious organization for use as an actual |
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place of religious worship." |