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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation |
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of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.131(b), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) A disabled veteran who has been awarded by [receives |
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from] the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its |
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successor 100 percent disability compensation due to a |
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service-connected disability and a rating of 100 percent disabled |
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or of individual unemployability is entitled to an exemption from |
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taxation of the total appraised value of the veteran's residence |
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homestead. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an ad valorem tax year that begins on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 794 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; |
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May 27, 2021, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 28, 2021, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2021, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, |
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Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 794 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting; May 28, 2021, House granted request |
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of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 30, 2021, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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