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Amend CSHB 2233 on third reading by adding the following 
appropriately numbered sections and renumbering the subsequent 
sections of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Section 11.43, Tax Code, is amended by adding 
Subsections (l) and (m) to read as follows:
	(l)  The form for an application under Section 11.13 must 
include a space for the applicant to state the applicant's date of 
birth.  Failure to provide the date of birth does not affect the 
applicant's eligibility for an exemption under that section, other 
than an exemption under Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 
years of age or older.
	(m)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (k), a person who 
receives an exemption under Section 11.13, other than an exemption 
under Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 years of age or 
older, in a tax year is entitled to receive an exemption under 
Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 years of age or older 
in the next tax year on the same property without applying for the 
exemption if the person becomes 65 years of age in that next year as 
shown by information in the records of the appraisal district that 
was provided to the appraisal district by the individual in an 
application for an exemption under Section 11.13 on the property or 
in correspondence relating to the property.  This subsection does 
not apply if the chief appraiser determines that the individual is 
no longer entitled to any exemption under Section 11.13 on the 
property.
	SECTION __.  Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Property Code, is 
amended by adding Section 5.014 to read as follows: Sec. 5.014.  (a) 
This section applies only to property to which Section 1.04(2), Tax 
Code, applies. (b) A purchaser of property shall file a statement 
with the comptroller that specifies the purchase price of the 
property.
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Tax Code, is amended 
by adding Section 33.045 to read as follows:
	Sec. 33.045.  NOTICE OF PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING DEFERRAL OR 
ABATEMENT.  (a)  A tax bill mailed by an assessor or collector under 
Section 31.01 and any written communication delivered to a property 
owner by an assessor or collector for a taxing unit or an attorney 
or other agent of a taxing unit that specifically threatens a 
lawsuit to collect a delinquent tax shall contain the following 
explanation in capital letters:  "IF YOU ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR 
OLDER OR ARE DISABLED AND THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS 
YOUR RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT 
REGARDING ANY ENTITLEMENT YOU MAY HAVE TO A POSTPONEMENT IN THE 
PAYMENT OF THESE TAXES".
	(b)  This section does not apply to a communication that 
relates to taxes that are the subject of pending litigation.
	SECTION ___.  Section 11.43(m), Tax Code, as added by this 
Act, applies only to eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem 
taxation under Section 11.13(c) or (d), Tax Code, for an individual 
65 years of age or older for a tax year beginning on or after January 
1, 2006.