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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure by the Texas Department of Public Safety |
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to appraisal districts of driver's license records and personal |
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identification certificate records, or certain information in |
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those records, for use in determining an individual's eligibility |
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for a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.049, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) To assist chief appraisers in determining the |
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eligibility of individuals for residence homestead exemptions from |
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ad valorem taxation under Section 11.13, Tax Code, the department |
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shall provide, without charge, to the chief appraiser of each |
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appraisal district in this state: |
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(1) a copy of each driver's license record or personal |
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identification certificate record held by the department; or |
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(2) information relating to the name, date of birth, |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate number, |
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and most recent address as shown in the records of individuals |
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included in the department's driver's license or personal |
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identification certificate records. |
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(e) A driver's license record or personal identification |
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certificate record provided under Subsection (d)(1) may not include |
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information relating to an individual's social security number or |
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any accident or conviction information about an individual. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.43, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (m) and adding Subsection (m-1) to read as follows: |
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(m) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (k), a person who |
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receives an exemption under Section 11.13, other than an exemption |
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under Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 years of age or |
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older, in a tax year is entitled to receive an exemption under |
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Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 years of age or older |
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in the next tax year on the same property without applying for the |
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exemption if the person becomes 65 years of age in that next year as |
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shown by: |
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(1) information in the records of the appraisal |
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district that was provided to the appraisal district by the |
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individual in an application for an exemption under Section 11.13 |
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on the property or in correspondence relating to the property; or |
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(2) the information provided by the Texas Department |
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of Public Safety to the appraisal district under Section 521.049, |
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Transportation Code. |
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(m-1) Subsection (m) [This subsection] does not apply if the |
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chief appraiser determines that the individual is no longer |
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entitled to any exemption under Section 11.13 on the property. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |