| 1 | 1 | | 86R8225 LHC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Shine H.B. No. 2918 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments |
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| 8 | 8 | | disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax |
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| 9 | 9 | | relief to disabled veterans. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Sections 140.011(a)(1) and (2), Local Government |
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| 12 | 12 | | Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (1) "General fund revenue" means revenue generated by |
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| 14 | 14 | | a local government from any source [the following sources] during a |
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| 15 | 15 | | fiscal year and deposited in the dedicated general operating fund |
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| 16 | 16 | | of the local government during that fiscal year, including, if |
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| 17 | 17 | | applicable: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (A) ad valorem taxes; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (B) sales and use taxes; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (C) franchise taxes, fees, or assessments |
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| 21 | 21 | | charged for use of the local government's right-of-way; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (D) building and development fees, including |
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| 23 | 23 | | permit and inspection fees; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (E) court fines and fees; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (F) other fees, assessments, and charges; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (G) interest earned by the local government. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) "Local government" means: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (A) a municipality adjacent to a United States |
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| 29 | 29 | | military installation; [and] |
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| 30 | 30 | | (B) a county in which a United States military |
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| 31 | 31 | | installation is wholly or partly located; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (C) a junior college district located wholly or |
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| 33 | 33 | | partly in a municipality described by Paragraph (A). |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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| 35 | 35 | | eligibility of a qualified local government to apply for a disabled |
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| 36 | 36 | | veteran assistance payment beginning with the fiscal year of the |
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| 37 | 37 | | local government that ends in the 2019 tax year. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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