87R6286 TJB-F
 
  By: Lucio III H.B. No. 3811
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to ad valorem taxation.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.27, Tax Code, is amended by amending
  Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a)  A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of
  the amount of appraised value of real [his] property owned by the
  person that arises from the installation or construction on the
  property of a solar or wind-powered energy device that is primarily
  for production and distribution of energy for on-site use.
         (a-1)  A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of
  the appraised value of a solar or wind-powered energy device owned
  by the person that is installed or constructed on real property and
  is primarily for production and distribution of energy for on-site
  use regardless of whether the person owns the real property on which
  the device is installed or constructed.
         SECTION 2.  Section 23.1241(a)(1), Tax Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
               (1)  "Dealer" means a person engaged in the business in
  this state of selling, leasing, or renting heavy equipment. The
  term includes a person who leases heavy equipment from another
  person. The term does not include a bank, savings bank, savings and
  loan association, credit union, or other finance company. In
  addition, for purposes of taxation of a person's inventory of heavy
  equipment in a tax year, the term does not include a person who
  renders the person's inventory of heavy equipment for taxation in
  that tax year by filing a rendition statement or property report in
  accordance with Chapter 22.
         SECTION 3.  This Act applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed
  for a tax year beginning on or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2022.