1-1 By: Driver (Senate Sponsor - Leedom) H.B. No. 1016
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 1993;
1-3 May 4, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
1-4 May 21, 1993, reported favorably, as amended, by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 21, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Montford x
1-9 Turner x
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Barrientos x
1-12 Bivins x
1-13 Ellis x
1-14 Haley x
1-15 Moncrief x
1-16 Parker x
1-17 Ratliff x
1-18 Sims x
1-19 Truan x
1-20 Zaffirini x
1-21 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Truan
1-22 Amend House Bill No. 1016 in SECTION 1 by striking Section 22.23(b)
1-23 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
1-24 (b) For <Upon written request by a property owner the chief
1-25 appraiser shall extend a deadline for filing a rendition statement
1-26 or property report until April 30, provided, however, that for>
1-27 good cause shown in writing by the property owner, the chief
1-28 appraiser may <further> extend a deadline for filing a rendition
1-29 statement or property report by written order to a date not later
1-30 than April 30 <an additional 15 days but in no event may he extend
1-31 the filing deadline beyond May 15>. However, if the property that
1-32 is the subject of the rendition is regulated by the Public Utility
1-33 Commission of Texas or the Railroad Commission of Texas, the chief
1-34 appraiser, upon written request by the property owner, shall extend
1-35 the filing deadline until April 30, and may further extend the
1-36 deadline an additional 15 days upon good cause shown in writing by
1-37 the property owner.
1-38 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-39 AN ACT
1-40 relating to the date for filing ad valorem tax rendition statements
1-41 and property reports.
1-42 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-43 SECTION 1. Section 22.23, Tax Code, is amended to read as
1-44 follows:
1-45 Sec. 22.23. Filing Date. (a) Rendition statements and
1-46 property reports must be delivered to the chief appraiser after
1-47 January 1 and before April 15 <1>, except as provided by Section
1-48 22.02 of this code.
1-49 (b) For <Upon written request by a property owner the chief
1-50 appraiser shall extend a deadline for filing a rendition statement
1-51 or property report until April 30; provided, however, that for>
1-52 good cause shown in writing by the property owner, the chief
1-53 appraiser may <further> extend a deadline for filing a rendition
1-54 statement or property report by written order to a date not later
1-55 than April 30 <an additional 15 days but in no event may he extend
1-56 the filing deadline beyond May 15>.
1-57 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-58 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-59 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-60 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-61 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-62 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-63 * * * * *
1-64 Austin,
1-65 Texas
1-66 May 21, 1993
1-67 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-68 President of the Senate
2-1 Sir:
2-2 We, your Committee on Finance to which was referred H.B. No. 1016,
2-3 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
2-4 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
2-5 pass, as amended, and be printed.
2-6 Montford,
2-7 Chairman
2-8 * * * * *
2-9 WITNESSES
2-10 No witnesses appeared on H.B. No. 1016.