Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB755 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 04/06/2017

                    85R19831 PMO-D
 By: Parker H.B. No. 755
 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 755:
 By:  Shine C.S.H.B. No. 755


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the use by certain tax-exempt organizations of certain
 payments made in connection with real property transfers to provide
 educational activities through certain schools.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 5.202(c), Property Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 (c)  The benefit described by Subsection (b)(9)(C) may
 collaterally benefit:
 (1)  a community composed of:
 (A) [(1)]  property that is adjacent to the
 encumbered property; or
 (B) [(2)]  property a boundary of which is not
 more than 1,000 yards from a boundary of the encumbered property; or
 (2)  with respect to a payment to a school for
 educational activities, property not described by Subdivision (1)
 if the encumbered property is located within:
 (A)  the school's assigned attendance zone; and
 (B)  a county with a population of more than
 650,000 that is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a
 population of more than 1.8 million.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.