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11 88R2220 DRS-D
22 By: Schofield H.B. No. 449
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as
88 a result of a sale or change of use of certain land.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 ARTICLE 1. REPEAL OF ADDITIONAL TAX PROVISIONS IN SUBCHAPTERS C, D,
1111 E, F, G, AND H, CHAPTER 23, TAX CODE
1212 SECTION 1.01. Section 1.07(d), Tax Code, is amended to read
1313 as follows:
1414 (d) A notice required by Section 11.43(q), 11.45(d),
1515 23.44(d), [23.46(c) or (f),] 23.54(e), 23.541(c), [23.55(e),]
1616 23.551(a), 23.57(d), [23.76(e),] 23.79(d), or 23.85(d) must be sent
1717 by certified mail.
1818 SECTION 1.02. Section 23.52(e), Tax Code, is amended to
1919 read as follows:
2020 (e) The [For the purposes of Section 23.55 of this code,
2121 the] chief appraiser [also] shall determine the market value of
2222 qualified open-space land and shall record both the market value
2323 and the appraised value in the appraisal records.
2424 SECTION 1.03. Section 23.524(e), Tax Code, is amended to
2525 read as follows:
2626 (e) Notwithstanding Subsection (b) or (c), the eligibility
2727 of [For the purposes of this subchapter, a change of use of the]
2828 land subject to this section for appraisal under this subchapter is
2929 considered to have ended [occurred] on the day the period
3030 prescribed by Subsection (c) begins if the owner has not fully
3131 complied with the terms of the agreement described by Subsection
3232 (b) on the date the agreement ends.
3333 SECTION 1.04. Sections 23.551(a) and (d), Tax Code, are
3434 amended to read as follows:
3535 (a) If land appraised as provided by this subchapter is
3636 owned by an individual 65 years of age or older, before making a
3737 determination that [a change in use of] the land is no longer
3838 eligible for appraisal under this subchapter [has occurred], the
3939 chief appraiser shall deliver a written notice to the owner stating
4040 that the chief appraiser believes [a change in use of] the land may
4141 no longer be eligible for appraisal under this subchapter [have
4242 occurred].
4343 (d) If the chief appraiser does not receive a response on or
4444 before the 60th day after the date the notice is mailed, the chief
4545 appraiser must make a reasonable effort to locate the owner and
4646 determine whether the land remains eligible to be appraised as
4747 provided by this subchapter before determining that [a change in
4848 use of] the land is no longer eligible for appraisal under this
4949 subchapter [has occurred].
5050 SECTION 1.05. Section 23.73(c), Tax Code, is amended to
5151 read as follows:
5252 (c) The [For the purposes of Section 23.76 of this code,
5353 the] chief appraiser [also] shall determine the market value of
5454 qualified timber land and shall record both the market value and the
5555 appraised value in the appraisal records.
5656 SECTION 1.06. Section 31.01(c), Tax Code, is amended to
5757 read as follows:
5858 (c) The tax bill or a separate statement accompanying the
5959 tax bill shall:
6060 (1) identify the property subject to the tax;
6161 (2) state the appraised value, assessed value, and
6262 taxable value of the property;
6363 (3) if the property is land appraised as provided by
6464 Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, state the market value of the
6565 land [and the taxable value for purposes of deferred or additional
6666 taxation as provided by Section 23.46, 23.55, 23.76, or 23.9807, as
6767 applicable];
6868 (4) state the assessment ratio for the taxing unit;
6969 (5) state the type and amount of any partial exemption
7070 applicable to the property, indicating whether it applies to
7171 appraised or assessed value;
7272 (6) state the total tax rate for the taxing unit;
7373 (7) state the amount of tax due, the due date, and the
7474 delinquency date;
7575 (8) explain the payment option and discounts provided
7676 by Sections 31.03 and 31.05, if available to the taxing unit's
7777 taxpayers, and state the date on which each of the discount periods
7878 provided by Section 31.05 concludes, if the discounts are
7979 available;
8080 (9) state the rates of penalty and interest imposed
8181 for delinquent payment of the tax;
8282 (10) include the name and telephone number of the
8383 assessor for the taxing unit and, if different, of the collector for
8484 the taxing unit;
8585 (11) for real property, state for the current tax year
8686 and each of the preceding five tax years:
8787 (A) the appraised value and taxable value of the
8888 property;
8989 (B) the total tax rate for the taxing unit;
9090 (C) the amount of taxes imposed on the property
9191 by the taxing unit; and
9292 (D) the difference, expressed as a percent
9393 increase or decrease, as applicable, in the amount of taxes imposed
9494 on the property by the taxing unit compared to the amount imposed
9595 for the preceding tax year; and
9696 (12) for real property, state the differences,
9797 expressed as a percent increase or decrease, as applicable, in the
9898 following for the current tax year as compared to the fifth tax year
9999 before that tax year:
100100 (A) the appraised value and taxable value of the
101101 property;
102102 (B) the total tax rate for the taxing unit; and
103103 (C) the amount of taxes imposed on the property
104104 by the taxing unit.
105105 SECTION 1.07. Section 41.41(a), Tax Code, is amended to
106106 read as follows:
107107 (a) A property owner is entitled to protest before the
108108 appraisal review board the following actions:
109109 (1) determination of the appraised value of the
110110 owner's property or, in the case of land appraised as provided by
111111 Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, determination of its appraised
112112 or market value;
113113 (2) unequal appraisal of the owner's property;
114114 (3) inclusion of the owner's property on the appraisal
115115 records;
116116 (4) denial to the property owner in whole or in part of
117117 a partial exemption;
118118 (5) determination that the owner's land does not
119119 qualify for appraisal as provided by Subchapter C, D, E, or H,
120120 Chapter 23;
121121 (6) identification of the taxing units in which the
122122 owner's property is taxable in the case of the appraisal district's
123123 appraisal roll;
124124 (7) determination that the property owner is the owner
125125 of property; or
126126 (8) [a determination that a change in use of land
127127 appraised under Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, has occurred;
128128 or
129129 [(9)] any other action of the chief appraiser,
130130 appraisal district, or appraisal review board that applies to and
131131 adversely affects the property owner.
132132 SECTION 1.08. Sections 41.44(a) and (c), Tax Code, are
133133 amended to read as follows:
134134 (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), (c-1), and
135135 (c-2), to be entitled to a hearing and determination of a protest,
136136 the property owner initiating the protest must file a written
137137 notice of the protest with the appraisal review board having
138138 authority to hear the matter protested:
139139 (1) not later than May 15 or the 30th day after the
140140 date that notice to the property owner was delivered to the property
141141 owner as provided by Section 25.19, whichever is later;
142142 (2) in the case of a protest of a change in the
143143 appraisal records ordered as provided by Subchapter A of this
144144 chapter or by Chapter 25, not later than the 30th day after the date
145145 notice of the change is delivered to the property owner;
146146 (3) [in the case of a determination that a change in
147147 the use of land appraised under Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter
148148 23, has occurred, not later than the 30th day after the date the
149149 notice of the determination is delivered to the property owner;
150150 [(4)] in the case of a determination of eligibility
151151 for a refund under Section 23.1243, not later than the 30th day
152152 after the date the notice of the determination is delivered to the
153153 property owner; or
154154 (4) [(5)] in the case of a protest of the modification
155155 or denial of an application for an exemption under Section 11.35, or
156156 the determination of an appropriate damage assessment rating for an
157157 item of qualified property under that section, not later than the
158158 30th day after the date the property owner receives the notice
159159 required under Section 11.45(e).
160160 (c) A property owner who files notice of a protest
161161 authorized by Section 41.411 is entitled to a hearing and
162162 determination of the protest if the property owner files the notice
163163 prior to the date the taxes on the property to which the notice
164164 applies become delinquent. [An owner of land who files a notice of
165165 protest under Subsection (a)(3) is entitled to a hearing and
166166 determination of the protest without regard to whether the
167167 appraisal records are approved.]
168168 SECTION 1.09. Section 60.022, Agriculture Code, is amended
169169 to read as follows:
170170 Sec. 60.022. CONTENTS OF PETITION. A petition filed under
171171 Section 60.021 must:
172172 (1) describe the boundaries of the proposed district
173173 by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a
174174 recorded map or plat and survey of the area;
175175 (2) include a name for the proposed district, which
176176 must include the term "Agricultural Development District";
177177 (3) be signed by the landowners of any land to be
178178 included within the proposed district and provide an acknowledgment
179179 consistent with Section 121.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
180180 that the landowners desire the land to be included in the district;
181181 (4) include the names of at least five persons who are
182182 willing and qualified to serve as temporary directors of the
183183 district;
184184 (5) name each county in which any agricultural
185185 facilities to be owned by the district are to be located;
186186 (6) name each municipality in which any part of the
187187 district is to be located;
188188 (7) state the general nature of the proposed
189189 development and the cost of the development as then estimated by the
190190 petitioners;
191191 (8) state the necessity and feasibility of the
192192 proposed district and whether the district will serve the public
193193 purpose of furthering agricultural interests;
194194 (9) include a pledge that the district will make
195195 payments in lieu of taxes to any school district and county in which
196196 any real property to be owned by the district is located, in [as
197197 follows:
198198 [(A)] annual payments to each entity that are
199199 equal to the amount of taxes imposed on the real property by the
200200 entity in the year of the district's creation; and
201201 [(B) a payment to each entity equal to the amount
202202 that would be due under Section 23.55, Tax Code, on the district's
203203 date of creation; and]
204204 (10) include a pledge that, if the district employs
205205 more than 50 persons, the district will make payments in lieu of
206206 taxes to any school district, in addition to those made under
207207 Subdivision (9), in an amount negotiated between the district and
208208 the school district.
209209 SECTION 1.10. Section 21.0421(e), Property Code, is amended
210210 to read as follows:
211211 (e) This section does not[:
212212 [(1)] authorize groundwater rights appraised
213213 separately from the real property under this section to be
214214 appraised separately from real property for property tax appraisal
215215 purposes[; or
216216 [(2) subject real property condemned for the purpose
217217 described by Subsection (a) to an additional tax as provided by
218218 Section 23.46 or 23.55, Tax Code].
219219 SECTION 1.11. Subsection (a), Section 23.46, Tax Code, is
220220 transferred to Section 23.41, Tax Code, and redesignated as
221221 Subsection (c), Section 23.41, Tax Code, to read as follows:
222222 (c) [(a)] When appraising land designated for agricultural
223223 use, the chief appraiser also shall appraise the land at its market
224224 value and shall record both the market value and the value based on
225225 its capacity to produce agricultural products in the appraisal
226226 records.
227227 SECTION 1.12. The following provisions of the Tax Code are
228228 repealed:
229229 (1) Section 23.20(g);
230230 (2) the heading to Section 23.46;
231231 (3) Sections 23.46(b), (c), (d), (e), (e-1), (f), and
232232 (g);
233233 (4) Sections 23.47(c) and (d);
234234 (5) Section 23.55;
235235 (6) Sections 23.58(c) and (d);
236236 (7) Section 23.76;
237237 (8) Section 23.86;
238238 (9) Section 23.96; and
239239 (10) Section 23.9807.
240240 SECTION 1.13. The repeal of Sections 23.46, 23.55, 23.76,
241241 23.86, 23.96, and 23.9807, Tax Code, by this Act does not affect an
242242 additional tax imposed as a result of a sale or change of use of land
243243 appraised under Subchapter C, D, E, F, G, or H, Chapter 23, Tax
244244 Code, that occurred before the effective date of this Act, and the
245245 former law is continued in effect for purposes of that tax.
246246 ARTICLE 2. REPEAL OF ADDITIONAL TAX PROVISIONS IN SUBCHAPTERS D, E,
247247 F, G, AND H, CHAPTER 23, TAX CODE
248248 SECTION 2.01. Section 1.07(d), Tax Code, is amended to read
249249 as follows:
250250 (d) A notice required by Section 11.43(q), 11.45(d),
251251 23.44(d), 23.46(c) or (f), 23.54(e), 23.541(c), [23.55(e),]
252252 23.551(a), 23.57(d), [23.76(e),] 23.79(d), or 23.85(d) must be sent
253253 by certified mail.
254254 SECTION 2.02. Section 23.20(g), Tax Code, is amended to
255255 read as follows:
256256 (g) A waiver of a special appraisal of property under
257257 Subchapter C[, D, E, F, or G of this chapter] does not constitute a
258258 change of use of the property or diversion of the property to
259259 another use for purposes of the imposition of additional taxes
260260 under that subchapter [any of those subchapters].
261261 SECTION 2.03. Section 23.52(e), Tax Code, is amended to
262262 read as follows:
263263 (e) The [For the purposes of Section 23.55 of this code,
264264 the] chief appraiser [also] shall determine the market value of
265265 qualified open-space land and shall record both the market value
266266 and the appraised value in the appraisal records.
267267 SECTION 2.04. Section 23.524(e), Tax Code, is amended to
268268 read as follows:
269269 (e) Notwithstanding Subsection (b) or (c), the eligibility
270270 of [For the purposes of this subchapter, a change of use of the]
271271 land subject to this section for appraisal under this subchapter is
272272 considered to have ended [occurred] on the day the period
273273 prescribed by Subsection (c) begins if the owner has not fully
274274 complied with the terms of the agreement described by Subsection
275275 (b) on the date the agreement ends.
276276 SECTION 2.05. Sections 23.551(a) and (d), Tax Code, are
277277 amended to read as follows:
278278 (a) If land appraised as provided by this subchapter is
279279 owned by an individual 65 years of age or older, before making a
280280 determination that [a change in use of] the land is no longer
281281 eligible for appraisal under this subchapter [has occurred], the
282282 chief appraiser shall deliver a written notice to the owner stating
283283 that the chief appraiser believes [a change in use of] the land may
284284 no longer be eligible for appraisal under this subchapter [have
285285 occurred].
286286 (d) If the chief appraiser does not receive a response on or
287287 before the 60th day after the date the notice is mailed, the chief
288288 appraiser must make a reasonable effort to locate the owner and
289289 determine whether the land remains eligible to be appraised as
290290 provided by this subchapter before determining that [a change in
291291 use of] the land is no longer eligible for appraisal under this
292292 subchapter [has occurred].
293293 SECTION 2.06. Section 23.73(c), Tax Code, is amended to
294294 read as follows:
295295 (c) The [For the purposes of Section 23.76 of this code,
296296 the] chief appraiser [also] shall determine the market value of
297297 qualified timber land and shall record both the market value and the
298298 appraised value in the appraisal records.
299299 SECTION 2.07. Sections 31.01(c) and (c-1), Tax Code, are
300300 amended to read as follows:
301301 (c) The tax bill or a separate statement accompanying the
302302 tax bill shall:
303303 (1) identify the property subject to the tax;
304304 (2) state the appraised value, assessed value, and
305305 taxable value of the property;
306306 (3) if the property is land appraised as provided by
307307 Subchapter C, [D, E, or H,] Chapter 23, state the market value and
308308 the taxable value for purposes of deferred or additional taxation
309309 as provided by Section 23.46[, 23.55, 23.76, or 23.9807, as
310310 applicable];
311311 (4) if the property is land appraised as provided by
312312 Subchapter D, E, or H, Chapter 23, state the market value of the
313313 land;
314314 (5) state the assessment ratio for the taxing unit;
315315 (6) [(5)] state the type and amount of any partial
316316 exemption applicable to the property, indicating whether it applies
317317 to appraised or assessed value;
318318 (7) [(6)] state the total tax rate for the taxing
319319 unit;
320320 (8) [(7)] state the amount of tax due, the due date,
321321 and the delinquency date;
322322 (9) [(8)] explain the payment option and discounts
323323 provided by Sections 31.03 and 31.05, if available to the taxing
324324 unit's taxpayers, and state the date on which each of the discount
325325 periods provided by Section 31.05 concludes, if the discounts are
326326 available;
327327 (10) [(9)] state the rates of penalty and interest
328328 imposed for delinquent payment of the tax;
329329 (11) [(10)] include the name and telephone number of
330330 the assessor for the taxing unit and, if different, of the collector
331331 for the taxing unit;
332332 (12) [(11)] for real property, state for the current
333333 tax year and each of the preceding five tax years:
334334 (A) the appraised value and taxable value of the
335335 property;
336336 (B) the total tax rate for the taxing unit;
337337 (C) the amount of taxes imposed on the property
338338 by the taxing unit; and
339339 (D) the difference, expressed as a percent
340340 increase or decrease, as applicable, in the amount of taxes imposed
341341 on the property by the taxing unit compared to the amount imposed
342342 for the preceding tax year; and
343343 (13) [(12)] for real property, state the differences,
344344 expressed as a percent increase or decrease, as applicable, in the
345345 following for the current tax year as compared to the fifth tax year
346346 before that tax year:
347347 (A) the appraised value and taxable value of the
348348 property;
349349 (B) the total tax rate for the taxing unit; and
350350 (C) the amount of taxes imposed on the property
351351 by the taxing unit.
352352 (c-1) If for any of the preceding six tax years any
353353 information required by Subsection (c)(12) [(c)(11)] or (13) [(12)]
354354 to be included in a tax bill or separate statement is unavailable,
355355 the tax bill or statement must state that the information is not
356356 available for that year.
357357 SECTION 2.08. Section 41.41(a), Tax Code, is amended to
358358 read as follows:
359359 (a) A property owner is entitled to protest before the
360360 appraisal review board the following actions:
361361 (1) determination of the appraised value of the
362362 owner's property or, in the case of land appraised as provided by
363363 Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, determination of its appraised
364364 or market value;
365365 (2) unequal appraisal of the owner's property;
366366 (3) inclusion of the owner's property on the appraisal
367367 records;
368368 (4) denial to the property owner in whole or in part of
369369 a partial exemption;
370370 (5) determination that the owner's land does not
371371 qualify for appraisal as provided by Subchapter C, D, E, or H,
372372 Chapter 23;
373373 (6) identification of the taxing units in which the
374374 owner's property is taxable in the case of the appraisal district's
375375 appraisal roll;
376376 (7) determination that the property owner is the owner
377377 of property;
378378 (8) a determination that a change in use of land
379379 appraised under Subchapter C, [D, E, or H,] Chapter 23, has
380380 occurred; or
381381 (9) any other action of the chief appraiser, appraisal
382382 district, or appraisal review board that applies to and adversely
383383 affects the property owner.
384384 SECTION 2.09. Section 41.44(a), Tax Code, is amended to
385385 read as follows:
386386 (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), (c-1), and
387387 (c-2), to be entitled to a hearing and determination of a protest,
388388 the property owner initiating the protest must file a written
389389 notice of the protest with the appraisal review board having
390390 authority to hear the matter protested:
391391 (1) not later than May 15 or the 30th day after the
392392 date that notice to the property owner was delivered to the property
393393 owner as provided by Section 25.19, whichever is later;
394394 (2) in the case of a protest of a change in the
395395 appraisal records ordered as provided by Subchapter A of this
396396 chapter or by Chapter 25, not later than the 30th day after the date
397397 notice of the change is delivered to the property owner;
398398 (3) in the case of a determination that a change in the
399399 use of land appraised under Subchapter C, [D, E, or H,] Chapter 23,
400400 has occurred, not later than the 30th day after the date the notice
401401 of the determination is delivered to the property owner;
402402 (4) in the case of a determination of eligibility for a
403403 refund under Section 23.1243, not later than the 30th day after the
404404 date the notice of the determination is delivered to the property
405405 owner; or
406406 (5) in the case of a protest of the modification or
407407 denial of an application for an exemption under Section 11.35, or
408408 the determination of an appropriate damage assessment rating for an
409409 item of qualified property under that section, not later than the
410410 30th day after the date the property owner receives the notice
411411 required under Section 11.45(e).
412412 SECTION 2.10. Section 60.022, Agriculture Code, is amended
413413 to read as follows:
414414 Sec. 60.022. CONTENTS OF PETITION. A petition filed under
415415 Section 60.021 must:
416416 (1) describe the boundaries of the proposed district
417417 by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a
418418 recorded map or plat and survey of the area;
419419 (2) include a name for the proposed district, which
420420 must include the term "Agricultural Development District";
421421 (3) be signed by the landowners of any land to be
422422 included within the proposed district and provide an acknowledgment
423423 consistent with Section 121.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
424424 that the landowners desire the land to be included in the district;
425425 (4) include the names of at least five persons who are
426426 willing and qualified to serve as temporary directors of the
427427 district;
428428 (5) name each county in which any agricultural
429429 facilities to be owned by the district are to be located;
430430 (6) name each municipality in which any part of the
431431 district is to be located;
432432 (7) state the general nature of the proposed
433433 development and the cost of the development as then estimated by the
434434 petitioners;
435435 (8) state the necessity and feasibility of the
436436 proposed district and whether the district will serve the public
437437 purpose of furthering agricultural interests;
438438 (9) include a pledge that the district will make
439439 payments in lieu of taxes to any school district and county in which
440440 any real property to be owned by the district is located, in [as
441441 follows:
442442 [(A)] annual payments to each entity that are
443443 equal to the amount of taxes imposed on the real property by the
444444 entity in the year of the district's creation; and
445445 [(B) a payment to each entity equal to the amount
446446 that would be due under Section 23.55, Tax Code, on the district's
447447 date of creation; and]
448448 (10) include a pledge that, if the district employs
449449 more than 50 persons, the district will make payments in lieu of
450450 taxes to any school district, in addition to those made under
451451 Subdivision (9), in an amount negotiated between the district and
452452 the school district.
453453 SECTION 2.11. Section 21.0421(e), Property Code, is amended
454454 to read as follows:
455455 (e) This section does not:
456456 (1) authorize groundwater rights appraised separately
457457 from the real property under this section to be appraised
458458 separately from real property for property tax appraisal purposes;
459459 or
460460 (2) subject real property condemned for the purpose
461461 described by Subsection (a) to an additional tax as provided by
462462 Section 23.46 [or 23.55], Tax Code.
463463 SECTION 2.12. The following provisions of the Tax Code are
464464 repealed:
465465 (1) Section 23.55;
466466 (2) Sections 23.58(c) and (d);
467467 (3) Section 23.76;
468468 (4) Section 23.86;
469469 (5) Section 23.96; and
470470 (6) Section 23.9807.
471471 SECTION 2.13. The repeal of Sections 23.55, 23.76, 23.86,
472472 23.96, and 23.9807, Tax Code, by this Act does not affect an
473473 additional tax imposed as a result of a change of use of land
474474 appraised under Subchapter D, E, F, G, or H, Chapter 23, Tax Code,
475475 that occurred before the effective date of this Act, and the former
476476 law is continued in effect for purposes of that tax.
477477 ARTICLE 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
478478 SECTION 3.01. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this
479479 section, this Act takes effect January 1, 2024.
480480 (b) Article 1 of this Act takes effect only if the
481481 constitutional amendment proposed by the 88th Legislature, Regular
482482 Session, 2023, repealing the provision that subjects land
483483 designated for agricultural use to an additional tax when the land
484484 is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold is
485485 approved by the voters. If that amendment is not approved by the
486486 voters, Article 1 of this Act has no effect.
487487 (c) Article 2 of this Act takes effect only if Article 1 of
488488 this Act does not take effect. If Article 1 of this Act takes
489489 effect, Article 2 of this Act has no effect.