85R1436 LHC-F By: Bernal H.B. No. 198 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes imposed on certain residence homesteads. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 31.031(a), Tax Code, as amended by Chapters 122 (H.B. 97), 643 (H.B. 709), and 935 (H.B. 1597), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: (a) This section applies only to[: [(1)] an individual who is[: [(A) disabled or at least 65 years of age; and [(B)] qualified for an exemption under Section 11.13, [11.13(c); or [(2) an individual who is: [(A) a disabled veteran or the unmarried surviving spouse of a disabled veteran; and [(B) qualified for an exemption under Section] 11.132, or 11.22. SECTION 2. This Act applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed for a tax year beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.