LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 20, 2017 TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB850 by Turner (Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain real property used to provide housing to certain individuals with disabilities.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB850, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($15,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2019. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 20, 2017 TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB850 by Turner (Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain real property used to provide housing to certain individuals with disabilities.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB850 by Turner (Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain real property used to provide housing to certain individuals with disabilities.), As Introduced Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB850 by Turner (Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain real property used to provide housing to certain individuals with disabilities.), As Introduced HB850 by Turner (Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain real property used to provide housing to certain individuals with disabilities.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB850, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($15,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2019. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB850, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($15,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2019. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2018 $0 2019 ($15,000) 2020 ($3,743,000) 2021 ($3,852,000) 2022 ($3,968,000) 2018 $0 2019 ($15,000) 2020 ($3,743,000) 2021 ($3,852,000) 2022 ($3,968,000) All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFoundation School Fund193 Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromSchool Districts Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCounties Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCities 2018 $0 $0 $0 $0 2019 ($15,000) ($4,506,000) ($1,326,000) ($1,357,000) 2020 ($3,743,000) ($951,000) ($1,371,000) ($1,388,000) 2021 ($3,852,000) ($1,022,000) ($1,417,000) ($1,419,000) 2022 ($3,968,000) ($1,092,000) ($1,465,000) ($1,452,000) Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromOther Special Districts 2018 $0 2019 ($1,001,000) 2020 ($1,033,000) 2021 ($1,066,000) 2022 ($1,100,000) Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFoundation School Fund193 Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromSchool Districts Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCounties Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCities 2018 $0 $0 $0 $0 2019 ($15,000) ($4,506,000) ($1,326,000) ($1,357,000) 2020 ($3,743,000) ($951,000) ($1,371,000) ($1,388,000) 2021 ($3,852,000) ($1,022,000) ($1,417,000) ($1,419,000) 2022 ($3,968,000) ($1,092,000) ($1,465,000) ($1,452,000) 2018 $0 $0 $0 $0 2019 ($15,000) ($4,506,000) ($1,326,000) ($1,357,000) 2020 ($3,743,000) ($951,000) ($1,371,000) ($1,388,000) 2021 ($3,852,000) ($1,022,000) ($1,417,000) ($1,419,000) 2022 ($3,968,000) ($1,092,000) ($1,465,000) ($1,452,000) Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromOther Special Districts 2018 $0 2019 ($1,001,000) 2020 ($1,033,000) 2021 ($1,066,000) 2022 ($1,100,000) 2018 $0 2019 ($1,001,000) 2020 ($1,033,000) 2021 ($1,066,000) 2022 ($1,100,000) Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend Chapter 11 of the Tax Code, regarding property tax exemptions, to entitle an owner of certain real property to a property tax exemption. To receive the exemption the property would be required to be used as a group home operating under a Section 1915(c) waiver program; or an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental, physical, or intellectual disabilities if at least 95 percent of the residents of the facility are recipients of medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code. The amount of the exemption would be equal to the costs incurred by the property owner in maintaining, operating, and making improvements to the property during the preceding 12-month period.The bill would define "group home", "intermediate care facility", and "Section 1915(c) waiver program."The Comptroller would be required to adopt rules and prescribe a form for the administration of the property tax exemption.The bill would take effect January 1, 2018, contingent on voter approval of a constitutional amendment (HJR 52). Methodology The bill's proposed property tax exemption for certain group homes and intermediate care facilities would create a cost to local taxing units and to the state through the school funding formulas. The property value loss was estimated based on information from appraisal districts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Projected tax rates were applied to the taxable value losses through the five-year projection period to estimate tax revenue losses to school districts, special districts, cities and counties. Under provisions of the Education Code, the school district tax revenue loss is partially transferred to the state. Projected school funding rates were applied to estimate the state loss and the net school district loss. In the first year of a taxable value loss, state recapture is reduced (a state loss). Because of the use of lagged year property values, in the second and successive years of a taxable value loss, state recapture is further reduced and the previous year's school district loss related to the Tier 1 rate is generally transferred to the state through the Tier 1 funding formulas (a state loss). In the school district enrichment formula (Tier 2), property values do not reflect the first-year value loss because of the one-year value lag. Because the formula does reflect a tax collections decline in that year, school districts lose Tier 2 funding creating a state gain. In the second and successive years a large portion of the previous year's enrichment loss is transferred to the state (a state loss). The school district debt (facilities) funding formula does not reflect the first-year taxable value loss because of lagged property values. In the second and successive years a small portion of the previous year's school district facilities loss is transferred to the state (a state loss). Local Government Impact The estimated fiscal implication to units of local government is reflected in the table above. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, KK, SD, SJS UP, KK, SD, SJS