88R2826 RDS-F By: Shine H.B. No. 398 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by an economic development corporation and used for a public purpose. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.11, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: (k) Property owned by a Type A corporation created under Chapter 504, Local Government Code, or a Type B corporation created under Chapter 505 of that code is exempt from taxation if the property is used for a public purpose. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a tax year beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024.