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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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waive penalties and interest on delinquent ad valorem taxes imposed |
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on property located in a disaster area. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.011, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: |
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(d) A request for a waiver of penalties and interest under |
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Subsection (a)(1) or (3), (b), (h), (j), [or] (k), or (l) must be |
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made before the 181st day after the delinquency date. A request for |
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a waiver of penalties and interest under Subsection (a)(2) must be |
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made before the first anniversary of the date the religious |
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organization acquires the property. A request for a waiver of |
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penalties and interest under Subsection (i) must be made before the |
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181st day after the date the property owner making the request |
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receives notice of the delinquent tax that satisfies the |
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requirements of Section 33.04(c). To be valid, a waiver of |
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penalties or interest under this section must be requested in |
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writing. If a written request for a waiver is not timely made, the |
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governing body of a taxing unit may not waive any penalties or |
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interest under this section. |
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(l) The governing body of a taxing unit may waive penalties |
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and interest on a delinquent tax if at any time during the tax year |
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for which the taxes were imposed the property for which the tax is |
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owed was located in an area declared by the governor to be a |
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disaster area following a disaster. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to penalties and interest |
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on an ad valorem tax that becomes delinquent on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |