86R723 TJB-D
	By: Raymond	H.J.R. No. 20

	A JOINT RESOLUTION
	proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature
	to exclude from the market value of real property for ad valorem tax
	purposes the value of any improvement, or any feature incorporated
	in an improvement, made to the property if the primary purpose of
	the improvement or feature is compliance with the requirements of
	standards that address accessible design of buildings or other
	facilities.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 1, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is
	amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
	(k)  The Legislature by general law may exclude from the
	market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes the value
	of any improvement, or any feature incorporated in an improvement,
	made to the property if the primary purpose of the improvement or
	feature is compliance with the requirements of the 2010 Americans
	with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design or any
	successor standards that address accessible design of buildings or
	other facilities and are promulgated under the Americans with
	Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) or a
	successor statute. The Legislature by general law may prescribe
	additional eligibility requirements for the exclusion of value
	authorized by this subsection.
	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
	submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019.
	The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
	proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the
	legislature to exclude from the market value of real property for ad
	valorem tax purposes the value of any improvement, or any feature
	incorporated in an improvement, made to the property if the primary
	purpose of the improvement or feature is compliance with the
	requirements of standards that address accessible design of
	buildings or other facilities."