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      S.J.R. No. 84         proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature   to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the   appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is   completely destroyed by a fire.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution,   is amended by adding Subsection (z) to read as follows:           (z)     The legislature by general law may provide for a   temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value   of an improvement to a person's residence homestead that is   completely destroyed by a fire. The legislature by general law may   prescribe the duration of the exemption and may provide additional   eligibility requirements for the exemption.          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 provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem   taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence   homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire."             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 84 was adopted by the Senate   on May 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 84 was adopted by the House   on May 24, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 129, Nays 0, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Received:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________         Secretary of State