Texas Legislature
Bills Effective on January 1, 2024
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/12/2024

Number of Bills: 30
HB 260 Author: Murr
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the calculation of net to land in the appraisal of open-space land for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 456 Author: Craddick | Geren | Cook | Burrows | Rose
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain interests in a mineral in place owned by certain charitable organizations.

HB 614 Author: Shaheen
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to property owners' association fines.

HB 796 Author: Button | Guillen | Turner | Lopez, Janie | Bumgarner
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district.

HB 1058 Author: Goldman | Talarico
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for certain housing developments.

HB 1228 Author: Metcalf | Toth
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the delivery of certain information under the Property Tax Code.

HB 1285 Author: Shine
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the training and duties of a taxpayer liaison officer for an appraisal district.

HB 1922 Author: Dutton | Toth | Schatzline | Burns
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit fees.

HB 2121 Author: Paul | Raymond | Murr
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the form of a rendition statement or property report used to render property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 2323 Author: Hayes
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates commemorating the 100th anniversary of the writing of the state song.

HB 2354 Author: Hefner
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a surviving spouse.

HB 3186 Author: Leach | Garcia | Morales Shaw
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees.

HB 3273 Author: Thierry
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to public notice of the availability on the Internet of property-tax-related information.

HB 4077 Author: Noble | Button | Frank | Capriglione | Cook
Sponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the procedure for qualifying for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of an elderly person.

HB 4101 Author: Shine
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the matters that may be the subject of limited binding arbitration to compel compliance with procedural requirements related to protests before appraisal review boards.

HB 4456 Author: Harris, Cody
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a school district.

HB 4500 Author: Harris, Caroline
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to electronic verification of health benefits by health benefit plan issuers for certain physicians and health care providers.

HB 4645 Author: Flores | Troxclair | Cole | Hinojosa | Howard
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing.

HB 4758 Author: Thierry | Anderson | Slawson
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense.

SB 17 Author: Creighton | Campbell | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Kuempel | Shaheen | Bonnen
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.

SB 539 Author: Campbell
Sponsor: Craddick
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the manner in which an individual who has elected to defer collection of a tax, abate a suit to collect a delinquent tax, or abate a sale to foreclose a tax lien on the individual's residence homestead is listed on the delinquent tax roll of a taxing unit.

SB 719 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Thierry
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides services related to the placement of a child in a foster or adoptive home.

SB 1340 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Meyer
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the local development agreement database maintained by the comptroller of public accounts.

SB 1381 Author: Eckhardt
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.

SB 1577 Author: Menéndez | Schwertner
Sponsor: King, Ken | Thompson, Senfronia | Hernandez | Patterson | Smith
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the Texas Real Estate Research Center, the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee, the Texas Real Estate Commission, and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; increasing a fee; authorizing a fee.

SB 1780 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to online notarizations.

SB 1999 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the unused increment rate of a taxing unit.

SB 2355 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Noble
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.

SB 2440 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Burrows
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to a requirement that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply.

SB 2603 Author: Creighton
Sponsor: Metcalf
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 216; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

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