86R4755 JES-D By: Smithee H.B. No. 3844 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the period for which certain property acquired by a charitable organization to provide low-income housing may be exempted from ad valorem taxation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.181(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Property may not be exempted under Subsection (a) after the 10th [fifth] anniversary of the date the organization acquires the property. Property that received an exemption under Section 11.1825 and that was subsequently transferred by the organization described by that section that qualified for the exemption to an organization described by this section may not be exempted under Subsection (a) after the 10th [fifth] anniversary of the date the transferring organization acquired the property. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.