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Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article I of the bill, following the appropriations for Fiscal Programs-Comptroller of Public Accounts (page I-22), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:
____.  Report on Cost of Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for 100 Percent Disabled Veterans. (a) Out of funds appropriated above, the Comptroller of Public Accounts shall conduct a study to determine the amount of ad valorem tax revenue that each municipality and county in this state lost for the 2019 ad valorem tax year as the result of the granting of the exemption from ad valorem taxation required by Section 11.131, Tax Code, calculated by multiplying the ad valorem tax rate adopted by the municipality or county, as applicable, for the 2019 ad valorem tax year by the total appraised value of all property located in the municipality or county, as applicable, that was granted the exemption for that tax year.
(b)  The comptroller shall prepare a report that states the amount of ad valorem tax revenue calculated under Subsection (a) of this section that was lost by:
(1)  each municipality listed by name;
(2)  each county listed by name; and
(3)  all municipalities and counties in this state in the aggregate.
(c)  Not later than December 1, 2020, the comptroller shall submit the report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature.