Texas Proposes Constitutional Amendment Allowing Legislature to Define Farm Product Tax Exemptions

Original title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Last action · August 18, 2025: FiledSponsors: Ryan Guillen and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Why it matters

The measure establishes whether specific agricultural goods, livestock, timber, and operational supplies qualify for local property tax relief.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

agricultural producers

Agricultural producers face changes in how their farm products, livestock, timber, and operational supplies qualify for ad valorem property tax exemptions based on upcoming legislative definitions.

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Texas voters

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this constitutional amendment change?

It gives the legislature the authority to pass general laws defining what constitutes 'farm products' and 'in the hands of the producer' for property tax exemption purposes, specifically allowing the inclusion of livestock, poultry, timber, and farming supplies.

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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

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