85S10267 LHC-D By: Cosper, Shine H.B. No. 74 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 140.011(a)(2), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) "Local government" means: (A) a municipality located wholly or partly in a county described by this subdivision [adjacent to a United States military installation]; and (B) a county in which a United States military installation is wholly or partly located. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the eligibility of a qualified local government to apply for a disabled veteran assistance payment beginning with the fiscal year of the local government that ends in the 2017 tax year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.