Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB432 by Jackson (Relating to the penalty for failure to make a timely installment payment of ad valorem taxes on property in a disaster area.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 31 of the Tax Code, regarding property taxation and collections, to reduce the penalty on delinquent property tax installment payments for property located in a disaster area from 12 percent to 6 percent.
The bill's proposed penalty reduction would create a cost to local governments when disasters occur. Neither future disasters nor the number of delinquent installment taxpayers in those disaster areas can be predicted. Consequently the fiscal impact of the bill cannot be estimated. There would be no fiscal impact on the state because delinquent tax penalties are outside of the school funding formula.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
Local Government Impact
The bill's proposed penalty reduction would create a cost to local governments when disasters occur.