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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to |
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rescind a discount for early payment of ad valorem taxes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.05, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The governing body of a taxing unit may rescind a |
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discount adopted by the governing body in the manner required by law |
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for official action by the body. The rescission of a discount takes |
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effect in the tax year following the year in which the discount is |
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rescinded. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2169 was passed by the House on May |
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13, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2169 on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2169 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |