Bill > HJR19

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would allow the Texas legislature to provide property tax exemptions for partially disabled veterans and their surviving spouses based on the veteran's disability rating. Specifically, the amendment would enable the legislature to grant a property tax exemption equal to the percentage of a veteran's disability rating, for veterans with a disability rating between 10% and 100%. The resolution defines a "partially disabled veteran" as a disabled veteran certified with a disability rating of at least 10% but less than 100%. The amendment would also clarify that existing limitations on disabled veteran tax exemptions would not apply to this new category of exemption. Additionally, the resolution maintains existing provisions allowing surviving spouses of disabled veterans to continue receiving the same property tax exemption as their deceased spouse, provided they have not remarried and continue to live in the same residence homestead. The proposed constitutional amendment is set to be submitted to Texas voters at an election on May 2, 2026, with ballot language clearly describing the proposed tax exemption for partially disabled veterans.