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CS/HB 71: Abatement of Taxes for Residential Dwellings Rendered Uninhabitable by Catastrophic Event

GENERAL BILL by Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Woodson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Morales ; Tant

Abatement of Taxes for Residential Dwellings Rendered Uninhabitable by Catastrophic Event; Specifies conditions under which persons whose residential dwellings are rendered uninhabitable may receive abatement of taxes; specifies formula for determining tax abatement; provides directives to property appraisers in issuing written statements to tax collector when granting abatement & in calculating damage differentials & processing refunds; provides mechanism for persons to file late applications for abatement of taxes.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Ways & Means Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/7/2021 House • Filed
    9/17/2021 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    2/10/2022 House • PCS added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    2/14/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/15/2022 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Ways & Means Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Ways & Means Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97)

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  • CS/HB 71, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/14/2022 at 7:04 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 568 Abatement of Taxes for Residential Dwellings Rendered Uninhabitable by Catastrophic Event Polsky Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97)
    H 7071 (er) Taxation Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 5/6/2022 Chapter No. 2022-97; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156)
    S 1610 (c2) Taxation Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    194.032 Hearing purposes; timetable. Page 2 (pdf)
    197.319 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 71, Original Filed Version Posted 9/7/2021 at 2:57 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 568 Abatement of Taxes for Residential Dwellings Rendered Uninhabitable by Catastrophic Event Polsky Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97)
    S 1610 (c1) Abatement of Ad Valorem Taxes and Non-ad Valorem Assessments for Residential Improvements Destroyed Due to a Sudden and Unforeseen Collapse Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    197.319 Page 1 (pdf)

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