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CS/HB 223: Homestead Exemptions

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means Committee ; Buchanan

Homestead Exemptions; Provides exceptions to definition of term "change of ownership" for purposes of certain homestead assessment limitation; provides that person or family unit receiving or claiming benefit of certain ad valorem tax exemptions or tax credits in another state is not entitled to homestead exemption unless person or family unit demonstrates to property appraiser that certain conditions have been met; provides that homestead exemption forms prescribed by DOR may include taxpayer information relating to ad valorem tax exemptions or tax credits in another state.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/25/2019 House • Filed
    10/10/2019 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 23
    10/16/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 10/23/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
    10/23/2019 House • Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 284
    • Now in Ways and Means Committee -HJ 284
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 23
    1/23/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 01/27/20, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
    1/27/2020 House • CS by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 448
    1/28/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Ways and Means Committee read 1st time -HJ 446
    1/29/2020 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 462
    2/11/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/13/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/13/2020 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 569
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 569
    2/20/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
    2/26/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 644
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 644
    • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 644
    3/3/2020 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 468
    • Received -SJ 468
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Community Affairs

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  • CS/HB 223, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2020 at 3:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 514 (c1) Homestead Exemptions Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/26/2020 1:46 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    193.155 Homestead assessments. Page 1 (pdf)
    196.031 Exemption of homesteads. Page 4 (pdf)
    196.121 Homestead exemptions; forms. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 223, Original Filed Version Posted 9/25/2019 at 11:52 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 10/23/2019 (pdf)
    Ways and Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 514 (c1) Homestead Exemptions Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    640009 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Buchanan 1/23/2020
    4:07 PM
    PDF
    hierarchy 355087 - Amendment to Amendment (640009)
    Between lines 5 and 6 of the amendment, insert:
    Duggan 1/24/2020
    2:37 PM
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    196.031 Exemption of homesteads. Page 1 (pdf)
    196.121 Homestead exemptions; forms. Page 2 (pdf)

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