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22 By: Gutierrez H.B. No. 4338
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value for ad
88 valorem tax purposes of commercial real property.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 1.12(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as
1111 follows:
1212 (d) For purposes of this section, the appraisal ratio of a
1313 homestead to which Section 23.23 applies or of commercial real
1414 property to which Section 23.231 applies is the ratio of the
1515 property's market value as determined by the appraisal district or
1616 appraisal review board, as applicable, to the market value of the
1717 property according to law. The appraisal ratio is not calculated
1818 according to the appraised value of the property as limited by
1919 Section 23.23 or 23.231.
2020 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 23, Tax Code, is amended by
2121 adding Section 23.231 to read as follows:
2222 Sec. 23.231. LIMITATION ON APPRAISED VALUE OF COMMERCIAL
2323 REAL PROPERTY. (a) In this section:
2424 (1) "Commercial real property" means real property
2525 zoned or otherwise authorized for and actually used for a purpose
2626 other than single-family use, multifamily use, heavy industrial
2727 use, or use as a quarry.
2828 (2) "New improvement" means an improvement to
2929 commercial real property made after the most recent appraisal of
3030 the property that increases the market value of the property and the
3131 value of which is not included in the appraised value of the
3232 property for the preceding tax year. The term does not include
3333 repairs to or ordinary maintenance of an existing structure or the
3434 grounds or another feature of the property.
3535 (b) This section does not apply to property appraised under
3636 Subchapter C, D, E, F, G, or H.
3737 (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 25.18 and
3838 regardless of whether the appraisal office has appraised the
3939 property and determined the market value of the property for the tax
4040 year, an appraisal office may increase the appraised value of a
4141 parcel of commercial real property for a tax year to an amount not
4242 to exceed the lesser of:
4343 (1) the market value of the property for the most
4444 recent tax year that the market value was determined by the
4545 appraisal office; or
4646 (2) the sum of:
4747 (A) 10 percent of the appraised value of the
4848 property for the preceding tax year;
4949 (B) the appraised value of the property for the
5050 preceding tax year; and
5151 (C) the market value of all new improvements to
5252 the property.
5353 (d) When appraising a parcel of commercial real property,
5454 the chief appraiser shall:
5555 (1) appraise the property at its market value; and
5656 (2) include in the appraisal records both the market
5757 value of the property and the amount computed under Subsection
5858 (c)(2).
5959 (e) The limitation provided by Subsection (c) takes effect
6060 as to a parcel of commercial real property on January 1 of the tax
6161 year following the first tax year in which the owner owns the
6262 property on January 1 and in which the property meets the definition
6363 of commercial real property. The limitation expires on January 1 of
6464 the tax year following the first tax year in which the owner of the
6565 property ceases to own the property or the property no longer meets
6666 the definition of commercial real property.
6767 (f) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)(2) and (c) and except
6868 as provided by Subdivision (2) of this subsection, an improvement
6969 to property that would otherwise constitute a new improvement is
7070 not treated as a new improvement if the improvement is a replacement
7171 structure for a structure that was rendered unusable by a casualty
7272 or by wind or water damage. For purposes of appraising the property
7373 under Subsection (c) in the tax year in which the structure would
7474 have constituted a new improvement:
7575 (1) the appraised value the property would have had in
7676 the preceding tax year if the casualty or damage had not occurred is
7777 considered to be the appraised value of the property for that year,
7878 regardless of whether that appraised value exceeds the actual
7979 appraised value of the property for that year as limited by
8080 Subsection (c); and
8181 (2) the replacement structure is considered to be a
8282 new improvement only if:
8383 (A) the square footage of the replacement
8484 structure exceeds that of the replaced structure as that structure
8585 existed before the casualty or damage occurred; or
8686 (B) the exterior of the replacement structure is
8787 of higher quality construction and composition than that of the
8888 replaced structure.
8989 (g) In this subsection, "disaster recovery program" means a
9090 disaster recovery program funded with community development block
9191 grant disaster recovery money authorized by federal law.
9292 Notwithstanding Subsection (f)(2), and only to the extent necessary
9393 to satisfy the requirements of a disaster recovery program, a
9494 replacement structure described by that subdivision is not
9595 considered to be a new improvement if to satisfy the requirements of
9696 the disaster recovery program it was necessary that:
9797 (1) the square footage of the replacement structure
9898 exceed that of the replaced structure as that structure existed
9999 before the casualty or damage occurred; or
100100 (2) the exterior of the replacement structure be of
101101 higher quality construction and composition than that of the
102102 replaced structure.
103103 SECTION 3. Sections 25.19(b) and (g), Tax Code, are amended
104104 to read as follows:
105105 (b) The chief appraiser shall separate real from personal
106106 property and include in the notice for each:
107107 (1) a list of the taxing units in which the property is
108108 taxable;
109109 (2) the appraised value of the property in the
110110 preceding year;
111111 (3) the taxable value of the property in the preceding
112112 year for each taxing unit taxing the property;
113113 (4) the appraised value of the property for the
114114 current year, the kind and amount of each exemption and partial
115115 exemption, if any, approved for the property for the current year
116116 and for the preceding year, and, if an exemption or partial
117117 exemption that was approved for the preceding year was canceled or
118118 reduced for the current year, the amount of the exemption or partial
119119 exemption canceled or reduced;
120120 (4-a) a statement of whether the property qualifies
121121 for the limitation on appraised value provided by Section 23.231;
122122 (5) if the appraised value is greater than it was in
123123 the preceding year, the amount of tax that would be imposed on the
124124 property on the basis of the tax rate for the preceding year;
125125 (6) in italic typeface, the following
126126 statement: "The Texas Legislature does not set the amount of your
127127 local taxes. Your property tax burden is decided by your locally
128128 elected officials, and all inquiries concerning your taxes should
129129 be directed to those officials";
130130 (7) a detailed explanation of the time and procedure
131131 for protesting the value;
132132 (8) the date and place the appraisal review board will
133133 begin hearing protests; and
134134 (9) a brief explanation that the governing body of
135135 each taxing unit decides whether or not taxes on the property will
136136 increase and the appraisal district only determines the value of
137137 the property.
138138 (g) By April 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable if the
139139 property is a single-family residence that qualifies for an
140140 exemption under Section 11.13, or by May 1 or as soon thereafter as
141141 practicable in connection with any other property, the chief
142142 appraiser shall deliver a written notice to the owner of each
143143 property not included in a notice required to be delivered under
144144 Subsection (a), if the property was reappraised in the current tax
145145 year, if the ownership of the property changed during the preceding
146146 year, or if the property owner or the agent of a property owner
147147 authorized under Section 1.111 makes a written request for the
148148 notice. The chief appraiser shall separate real from personal
149149 property and include in the notice for each property:
150150 (1) the appraised value of the property in the
151151 preceding year;
152152 (2) the appraised value of the property for the
153153 current year and the kind of each partial exemption, if any,
154154 approved for the current year;
155155 (2-a) a statement of whether the property qualifies
156156 for the limitation on appraised value provided by Section 23.231;
157157 (3) a detailed explanation of the time and procedure
158158 for protesting the value; and
159159 (4) the date and place the appraisal review board will
160160 begin hearing protests.
161161 SECTION 4. Section 41.41(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as
162162 follows:
163163 (a) A property owner is entitled to protest before the
164164 appraisal review board the following actions:
165165 (1) determination of the appraised value of the
166166 owner's property or, in the case of land appraised as provided by
167167 Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, determination of its appraised
168168 or market value;
169169 (2) unequal appraisal of the owner's property;
170170 (3) inclusion of the owner's property on the appraisal
171171 records;
172172 (4) denial to the property owner in whole or in part of
173173 a partial exemption;
174174 (4-a) determination that the owner's property does not
175175 qualify for the limitation on appraised value provided by Section
176176 23.231;
177177 (5) determination that the owner's land does not
178178 qualify for appraisal as provided by Subchapter C, D, E, or H,
179179 Chapter 23;
180180 (6) identification of the taxing units in which the
181181 owner's property is taxable in the case of the appraisal district's
182182 appraisal roll;
183183 (7) determination that the property owner is the owner
184184 of property;
185185 (8) a determination that a change in use of land
186186 appraised under Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, has occurred;
187187 or
188188 (9) any other action of the chief appraiser, appraisal
189189 district, or appraisal review board that applies to and adversely
190190 affects the property owner.
191191 SECTION 5. Section 42.26(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as
192192 follows:
193193 (d) For purposes of this section, the value of the property
194194 subject to the suit and the value of a comparable property or sample
195195 property that is used for comparison must be the market value
196196 determined by the appraisal district when the property is [a
197197 residence homestead] subject to the limitation on appraised value
198198 imposed by Section 23.23 or 23.231.
199199 SECTION 6. Sections 403.302(d) and (i), Government Code,
200200 are amended to read as follows:
201201 (d) For the purposes of this section, "taxable value" means
202202 the market value of all taxable property less:
203203 (1) the total dollar amount of any residence homestead
204204 exemptions lawfully granted under Section 11.13(b) or (c), Tax
205205 Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school
206206 district;
207207 (2) one-half of the total dollar amount of any
208208 residence homestead exemptions granted under Section 11.13(n), Tax
209209 Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school
210210 district;
211211 (3) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
212212 before May 31, 1993, within a reinvestment zone under agreements
213213 authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code;
214214 (4) subject to Subsection (e), the total dollar amount
215215 of any captured appraised value of property that:
216216 (A) is within a reinvestment zone created on or
217217 before May 31, 1999, or is proposed to be included within the
218218 boundaries of a reinvestment zone as the boundaries of the zone and
219219 the proposed portion of tax increment paid into the tax increment
220220 fund by a school district are described in a written notification
221221 provided by the municipality or the board of directors of the zone
222222 to the governing bodies of the other taxing units in the manner
223223 provided by former Section 311.003(e), Tax Code, before May 31,
224224 1999, and within the boundaries of the zone as those boundaries
225225 existed on September 1, 1999, including subsequent improvements to
226226 the property regardless of when made;
227227 (B) generates taxes paid into a tax increment
228228 fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment zone
229229 financing plan approved under Section 311.011(d), Tax Code, on or
230230 before September 1, 1999; and
231231 (C) is eligible for tax increment financing under
232232 Chapter 311, Tax Code;
233233 (5) the total dollar amount of any captured appraised
234234 value of property that:
235235 (A) is within a reinvestment zone:
236236 (i) created on or before December 31, 2008,
237237 by a municipality with a population of less than 18,000; and
238238 (ii) the project plan for which includes
239239 the alteration, remodeling, repair, or reconstruction of a
240240 structure that is included on the National Register of Historic
241241 Places and requires that a portion of the tax increment of the zone
242242 be used for the improvement or construction of related facilities
243243 or for affordable housing;
244244 (B) generates school district taxes that are paid
245245 into a tax increment fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; and
246246 (C) is eligible for tax increment financing under
247247 Chapter 311, Tax Code;
248248 (6) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
249249 under Section 11.251 or 11.253, Tax Code;
250250 (7) the difference between the comptroller's estimate
251251 of the market value and the productivity value of land that
252252 qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity,
253253 except that the productivity value estimated by the comptroller may
254254 not exceed the fair market value of the land;
255255 (8) the portion of the appraised value of residence
256256 homesteads of individuals who receive a tax limitation under
257257 Section 11.26, Tax Code, on which school district taxes are not
258258 imposed in the year that is the subject of the study, calculated as
259259 if the residence homesteads were appraised at the full value
260260 required by law;
261261 (9) a portion of the market value of property not
262262 otherwise fully taxable by the district at market value because of:
263263 (A) action required by statute or the
264264 constitution of this state, other than Section 11.311, Tax Code,
265265 that, if the tax rate adopted by the district is applied to it,
266266 produces an amount equal to the difference between the tax that the
267267 district would have imposed on the property if the property were
268268 fully taxable at market value and the tax that the district is
269269 actually authorized to impose on the property, if this subsection
270270 does not otherwise require that portion to be deducted; or
271271 (B) action taken by the district under Subchapter
272272 B or C, Chapter 313, Tax Code, before the expiration of the
273273 subchapter;
274274 (10) the market value of all tangible personal
275275 property, other than manufactured homes, owned by a family or
276276 individual and not held or used for the production of income;
277277 (11) the appraised value of property the collection of
278278 delinquent taxes on which is deferred under Section 33.06, Tax
279279 Code;
280280 (12) the portion of the appraised value of property
281281 the collection of delinquent taxes on which is deferred under
282282 Section 33.065, Tax Code; and
283283 (13) the amount by which the market value of property
284284 [a residence homestead] to which Section 23.23 or 23.231, Tax Code,
285285 applies exceeds the appraised value of that property as calculated
286286 under Section 23.23 or 23.231, Tax Code, as applicable [that
287287 section].
288288 (i) If the comptroller determines in the study that the
289289 market value of property in a school district as determined by the
290290 appraisal district that appraises property for the school district,
291291 less the total of the amounts and values listed in Subsection (d) as
292292 determined by that appraisal district, is valid, the comptroller,
293293 in determining the taxable value of property in the school district
294294 under Subsection (d), shall for purposes of Subsection (d)(13)
295295 subtract from the market value as determined by the appraisal
296296 district of properties [residence homesteads] to which Section
297297 23.23 or 23.231, Tax Code, applies the amount by which that amount
298298 exceeds the appraised value of those properties as calculated by
299299 the appraisal district under Section 23.23 or 23.231, Tax Code, as
300300 applicable. If the comptroller determines in the study that the
301301 market value of property in a school district as determined by the
302302 appraisal district that appraises property for the school district,
303303 less the total of the amounts and values listed in Subsection (d) as
304304 determined by that appraisal district, is not valid, the
305305 comptroller, in determining the taxable value of property in the
306306 school district under Subsection (d), shall for purposes of
307307 Subsection (d)(13) subtract from the market value as estimated by
308308 the comptroller of properties [residence homesteads] to which
309309 Section 23.23 or 23.231, Tax Code, applies the amount by which that
310310 amount exceeds the appraised value of those properties as
311311 calculated by the appraisal district under Section 23.23 or 23.231,
312312 Tax Code, as applicable.
313313 SECTION 7. This Act applies only to the appraisal of
314314 commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes for a tax year
315315 that begins on or after the effective date of this Act.
316316 SECTION 8. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020, but only
317317 if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature,
318318 Regular Session, 2019, to authorize the legislature to limit
319319 increases in the appraised value of commercial real property for ad
320320 valorem tax purposes to 10 percent or more of the appraised value of
321321 the property for the preceding tax year is approved by the voters.
322322 If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no
323323 effect.