86R12844 LHC-D By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1961 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.1825(s), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (s) Unless otherwise provided by the governing body of a taxing unit any part of which is located in a county with a population of at least 1.8 million under Subsection (x), for property described by Subsection (f)(1), the amount of the exemption under this section from taxation is 100 [50] percent of the appraised value of the property. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an ad valorem tax year that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020.