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Senate Engrossed
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State of Arizona
Senate
Forty-fourth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2000
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1010
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE IX, SECTION 2, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; RELATING TO PUBLIC DEBT, REVENUE AND TAXATION.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
1. Article IX, section 2, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
2. Property subject to taxation; exemptions
Section 2. (1) There shall be exempt from taxation all federal, state, county and municipal property.
(2) Property of educational, charitable and religious associations or institutions not used or held for profit may be exempt from taxation by law.
(3) Public debts, as evidenced by the bonds of Arizona, its counties, municipalities or other subdivisions, shall also be exempt from taxation.
(4) All household goods owned by the user thereof and used solely for noncommercial purposes shall be exempt from taxation, and such person entitled to such exemption shall not be required to take any affirmative action to receive the benefit of such exemption.
(5) Stocks of raw or finished materials, unassembled parts, work in process or finished products constituting the inventory of a retailer or wholesaler located within the state and principally engaged in the resale of such materials, parts or products, whether or not for resale to the ultimate consumer, shall be exempt from taxation.
(6) The legislature may exempt personal property that is used for agricultural purposes or in a trade or business from taxation in a manner provided by law, except that the exemption does not apply to any amount of the full cash value of the personal property of a taxpayer that exceeds fifty thousand dollars. The legislature may provide by law to increase the exempt amount according to annual variations in a designated national inflation index.
(7) THE LEGISLATURE MAY EXEMPT THE PROPERTY OF CEMETERIES THAT ARE SET APART AND USED TO INTER DECEASED HUMAN BEINGS FROM TAXATION IN A MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
(7) (8) There shall be further exempt from taxation the
property of each honorably discharged airman, soldier, sailor, United States
marine, member of revenue marine service, the coast guard, nurse corps or of
any predecessor or of the component of auxiliary of any thereof, resident of
this state, in the amount of:
(a) One thousand five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed four thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars.
(d) Two hundred fifty dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed five thousand dollars.
(e) No exemption if the total assessment of such person exceeds five thousand dollars.
No such exemption shall be made for such person unless such person shall have served at least sixty days in the military or naval service of the United States during World War I or prior wars and shall have been a resident of this state prior to September 1, 1945.
(8) (9) There shall be further exempt from taxation as
herein provided the property of each honorably discharged airman, soldier,
sailor, United States marine, member of revenue marine service, the coast
guard, nurse corps or of any predecessor or of the component of auxiliary of
any thereof, resident of this state, where such person has a service-connected
disability as determined by the United States veterans administration or its
successor. No such exemption shall be made for such person unless he shall
have been a resident of this state prior to September 1, 1945 or unless such
person shall have been a resident of this state for at least four years prior
to his original entry into service as an airman, soldier, sailor, United
States marine, member of revenue marine service, the coast guard, nurse corps
or of any predecessor or of the component of auxiliary of any thereof. The
property of such person having a compensable service-connected disability
exempt from taxation as herein provided shall be determined as follows:
(a) If such person's service-connected disability as determined by the United States veterans administration or its successor is sixty per cent or less, the property of such person exempt from taxation shall be determined by such person's percentage of disability multiplied by the assessment of such person in the amount of:
(i) One thousand five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars.
(ii) One thousand dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed four thousand dollars.
(iii) Five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars.
(iv) Two hundred fifty dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed five thousand dollars.
(v) No exemption if the total assessment of such person exceeds five thousand dollars.
(b) If such person's service-connected disability as determined by the United States veterans administration or its successor is more than sixty per cent, the property of such person exempt from taxation shall be in the amount of:
(i) One thousand five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars.
(ii) One thousand dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed four thousand dollars.
(iii) Five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars.
(iv) Two hundred fifty dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed five thousand dollars.
(v) No exemption if the total assessment of such person exceeds five thousand dollars.
(9) (10) There shall be further exempt from taxation the
property of each honorably discharged airman, soldier, sailor, United States
marine, member of revenue marine service, the coast guard, nurse corps or of
any predecessor or of the component of auxiliary of any thereof, resident of
this state, where such person has a nonservice-connected total and permanent
disability, physical or mental, as so certified by the United States veterans
administration, or its successor, or such other certification as provided by
law, in the amount of:
(a) One thousand five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed four thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars.
(d) Two hundred fifty dollars if the total assessment of such person does not exceed five thousand dollars.
(e) No exemption if the total assessment of such person exceeds five thousand dollars.
No such exemption shall be made for such person unless he shall have served at least sixty days in the military or naval service of the United States during time of war after World War I and shall have been a resident of this state prior to September 1, 1945.
(10) (11) There shall be further exempt from taxation the
property of each widow, resident of this state, in the amount of:
(a) One thousand five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such widow does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars if the total assessment of such widow does not exceed four thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such widow does not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars.
(d) Two hundred fifty dollars if the total assessment of such widow does not exceed five thousand dollars.
(e) No exemption if the total assessment of such widow exceeds five thousand dollars.
In order to qualify for this exemption, the income from all sources of such widow, together with the income from all sources of all children of such widow residing with the widow in her residence in the year immediately preceding the year for which such widow applies for this exemption, shall not exceed:
1. Seven thousand dollars if none of the widow's children under the age of eighteen years resided with her in such widow's residence; or
2. Ten thousand dollars if one or more of the widow's children residing with her in such widow's residence was under the age of eighteen years, or was totally and permanently disabled, physically or mentally, as certified by competent medical authority as provided by law.
Such widow shall have resided with her last spouse in this state at the time of the spouse's death if she was not a widow and a resident of this state prior to January 1, 1969.
(11) (12) No property shall be exempt which has been conveyed
to evade taxation. The total exemption from taxation granted to the property
owned by a person who qualifies for any exemption in accordance with the terms
of subsections (7), (8), (9), or (10) OR (11) shall not
exceed one thousand five hundred dollars. The provisions of this section
shall be self-executing.
(12) (13) All property in the state not exempt under the laws
of the United States or under this constitution or exempt by law under the
provisions of this section shall be subject to taxation to be ascertained as
provided by law.
2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.