84R3222 LEH-F
 
  By: Farrar H.B. No. 706
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem
  taxation of property on which a solar or wind-powered energy device
  is installed or constructed.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.43(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         (c)  An exemption provided by Section 11.13, 11.131, 11.132,
  11.17, 11.18, 11.182, 11.1827, 11.183, 11.19, 11.20, 11.21, 11.22,
  11.23(h), (j), or (j-1), 11.231, 11.254, 11.27, 11.271, 11.29,
  11.30, 11.31, or 11.315, once allowed, need not be claimed in
  subsequent years, and except as otherwise provided by Subsection
  (e), the exemption applies to the property until it changes
  ownership or the person's qualification for the exemption
  changes.  However, the chief appraiser may require a person allowed
  one of the exemptions in a prior year to file a new application to
  confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption by
  delivering a written notice that a new application is required,
  accompanied by an appropriate application form, to the person
  previously allowed the exemption.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to a tax year beginning on
  or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.