HB1688 - Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain peace officers.

      By: Louderback H.B. No. 1688       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of all   or part of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of   certain peace officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.13(i), Tax Code, is amended to read as   follows:          (i)  The assessor and collector for a taxing unit may   disregard the exemptions authorized by Subsection (b), (c), (d),   [ or ] (n) , or (s) [ of this section ] and assess and collect a tax   pledged for payment of debt without deducting the amount of the   exemption if:                (1)  prior to adoption of the exemption, the taxing   unit pledged the taxes for the payment of a debt; and                (2)  granting the exemption would impair the obligation   of the contract creating the debt.          SECTION 2.  Section 11.13(m), Tax Code, is amended by adding   Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows:                 (1-a) "Eligible peace officer" means an individual   listed under Article 2.12(1), (2), (3), or (4), Code of Criminal   Procedure, who is employed full-time as a peace officer by this   state or by a political subdivision of this state.          SECTION 3.  Section 11.13, Tax Code, is amended by adding   Subsections (s) and (t) to read as follows:           (s)     In addition to any other exemptions provided by this   section, an eligible peace officer is entitled to an exemption from   taxation by a taxing unit of all or part of the appraised value of   the peace officer's residence homestead if the exemption is adopted   by the governing body of the taxing unit in the manner required by   law for official action by the governing body.           (t)     The governing body of a taxing unit may adopt the   exemption provided by Subsection (s) as a specified dollar amount   or as a percentage of the appraised value of the property.          SECTION 4.  Section 403.302(d), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (d)  For the purposes of this section, "taxable value" means   the market value of all taxable property less:                (1)  the total dollar amount of any residence homestead   exemptions lawfully granted under Section 11.13(b) , [ or ] (c), or   (s), Tax Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each   school district;                (2)  one-half of the total dollar amount of any   residence homestead exemptions granted under Section 11.13(n), Tax   Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school   district;                (3)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted   before May 31, 1993, within a reinvestment zone under agreements   authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code;                (4)  subject to Subsection (e), the total dollar amount   of any captured appraised value of property that:                      (A)  is within a reinvestment zone created on or   before May 31, 1999, or is proposed to be included within the   boundaries of a reinvestment zone as the boundaries of the zone and   the proposed portion of tax increment paid into the tax increment   fund by a school district are described in a written notification   provided by the municipality or the board of directors of the zone   to the governing bodies of the other taxing units in the manner   provided by former Section 311.003(e), Tax Code, before May 31,   1999, and within the boundaries of the zone as those boundaries   existed on September 1, 1999, including subsequent improvements to   the property regardless of when made;                      (B)  generates taxes paid into a tax increment   fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment zone   financing plan approved under Section 311.011(d), Tax Code, on or   before September 1, 1999; and                      (C)  is eligible for tax increment financing under   Chapter 311, Tax Code;                (5)  the total dollar amount of any captured appraised   value of property that:                      (A)  is within a reinvestment zone:                            (i)  created on or before December 31, 2008,   by a municipality with a population of less than 18,000; and                            (ii)  the project plan for which includes   the alteration, remodeling, repair, or reconstruction of a   structure that is included on the National Register of Historic   Places and requires that a portion of the tax increment of the zone   be used for the improvement or construction of related facilities   or for affordable housing;                      (B)  generates school district taxes that are paid   into a tax increment fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; and                      (C)  is eligible for tax increment financing under   Chapter 311, Tax Code;                (6)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted   under Section 11.251 or 11.253, Tax Code;                (7)  the difference between the comptroller's estimate   of the market value and the productivity value of land that   qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity,   except that the productivity value estimated by the comptroller may   not exceed the fair market value of the land;                (8)  the portion of the appraised value of residence   homesteads of individuals who receive a tax limitation under   Section 11.26, Tax Code, on which school district taxes are not   imposed in the year that is the subject of the study, calculated as   if the residence homesteads were appraised at the full value   required by law;                (9)  a portion of the market value of property not   otherwise fully taxable by the district at market value because of   action required by statute or the constitution of this state, other   than Section 11.311, Tax Code, that, if the tax rate adopted by the   district is applied to it, produces an amount equal to the   difference between the tax that the district would have imposed on   the property if the property were fully taxable at market value and   the tax that the district is actually authorized to impose on the   property, if this subsection does not otherwise require that   portion to be deducted;                (10)  the market value of all tangible personal   property, other than manufactured homes, owned by a family or   individual and not held or used for the production of income;                (11)  the appraised value of property the collection of   delinquent taxes on which is deferred under Section 33.06, Tax   Code;                (12)  the portion of the appraised value of property   the collection of delinquent taxes on which is deferred under   Section 33.065, Tax Code;                (13)  the amount by which the market value of a   residence homestead to which Section 23.23, Tax Code, applies   exceeds the appraised value of that property as calculated under   that section; and                (14)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted   under Section 11.35, Tax Code.          SECTION 5.  This Act applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed   for a tax year that begins on or after the effective date of this   Act.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026, but only   if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2025, authorizing a local option exemption from ad   valorem taxation of all or part of the appraised value of the   residence homesteads of certain peace officers is approved by the   voters. If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act   has no effect.