Schofield Bill Subtracts Full Homestead Exemptions From School District Wealth

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89R2010 KJE-D

By: Schofield
H.B. No. 558

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of funding under the public school

finance system on the basis of property values that take into

account optional homestead exemptions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 7.062(c), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, if the

commissioner certifies that the amount appropriated for a state

fiscal year for purposes of Subchapters A and B, Chapter 46, exceeds

the amount to which school districts are entitled under those

subchapters for that year, the commissioner shall use the excess

funds, in an amount not to exceed $20 million in any state fiscal

year, for the purpose of making grants under this section. The use

of excess funds under this subsection has priority over any

provision of Chapter 48 that permits or directs the use of excess

foundation school program funds, including Sections 48.258[ ,

48.259, ] and 48.267. The commissioner is required to use excess

funds as provided by this subsection only if the commissioner is not

required to reduce the total amount of state funds allocated to

school districts under Section 48.266(f).

SECTION 2. Section 403.302(d), Government Code, as

effective until January 1, 2027, is amended to read as follows:

(d) For the purposes of this section, "taxable value" means

the market value of all taxable property less:

(1) the total dollar amount of any residence homestead

exemptions lawfully granted under Section 11.13(b) or (c), Tax

Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school

district;

(2) [ one-half of ] the total dollar amount of any

residence homestead exemptions granted under Section 11.13(n), Tax

Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school

district;

(3) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted

before May 31, 1993, within a reinvestment zone under agreements

authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(4) subject to Subsection (e), the total dollar amount

of any captured appraised value of property that:

(A) is within a reinvestment zone created on or

before May 31, 1999, or is proposed to be included within the

boundaries of a reinvestment zone as the boundaries of the zone and

the proposed portion of tax increment paid into the tax increment

fund by a school district are described in a written notification

provided by the municipality or the board of directors of the zone

to the governing bodies of the other taxing units in the manner

provided by former Section 311.003(e), Tax Code, before May 31,

1999, and within the boundaries of the zone as those boundaries

existed on September 1, 1999, including subsequent improvements to

the property regardless of when made;

(B) generates taxes paid into a tax increment

fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment zone

financing plan approved under Section 311.011(d), Tax Code, on or

before September 1, 1999; and

(C) is eligible for tax increment financing under

Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(5) the total dollar amount of any captured appraised

value of property that:

(A) is within a reinvestment zone:

(i) created on or before December 31, 2008,

by a municipality with a population of less than 18,000; and

(ii) the project plan for which includes

the alteration, remodeling, repair, or reconstruction of a

structure that is included on the National Register of Historic

Places and requires that a portion of the tax increment of the zone

be used for the improvement or construction of related facilities

or for affordable housing;

(B) generates school district taxes that are paid

into a tax increment fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; and

(C) is eligible for tax increment financing under

Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(6) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted

under Section 11.251 or 11.253, Tax Code;

(7) the difference between the comptroller's estimate

of the market value and the productivity value of land that

qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity,

except that the productivity value estimated by the comptroller may

not exceed the fair market value of the land;

(8) the portion of the appraised value of residence

homesteads of individuals who receive a tax limitation under

Section 11.26, Tax Code, on which school district taxes are not

imposed in the year that is the subject of the study, calculated as

if the residence homesteads were appraised at the full value

required by law;

(9) a portion of the market value of property not

otherwise fully taxable by the district at market value because of

action required by statute or the constitution of this state, other

than Section 11.311, Tax Code, that, if the tax rate adopted by the

district is applied to it, produces an amount equal to the

difference between the tax that the district would have imposed on

the property if the property were fully taxable at market value and

the tax that the district is actually authorized to impose on the

property, if this subsection does not otherwise require that

portion to be deducted;

(10) the market value of all tangible personal

property, other than manufactured homes, owned by a family or

individual and not held or used for the production of income;

(11) the appraised value of property the collection of

delinquent taxes on which is deferred under Section 33.06, Tax

Code;

(12) the portion of the appraised value of property

the collection of delinquent taxes on which is deferred under

Section 33.065, Tax Code;

(13) the amount by which the market value of property

to which Section 23.23 or 23.231, Tax Code, applies exceeds the

appraised value of that property as calculated under Section 23.23

or 23.231, Tax Code, as applicable; and

(14) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted

under Section 11.35, Tax Code.

SECTION 3. Section 403.302(d), Government Code, as

effective on January 1, 2027, is amended to read as follows:

(d) For the purposes of this section, "taxable value" means

the market value of all taxable property less:

(1) the total dollar amount of any residence homestead

exemptions lawfully granted under Section 11.13(b) or (c), Tax

Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school

district;

(2) [ one-half of ] the total dollar amount of any

residence homestead exemptions granted under Section 11.13(n), Tax

Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school

district;

(3) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted

before May 31, 1993, within a reinvestment zone under agreements

authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(4) subject to Subsection (e), the total dollar amount

of any captured appraised value of property that:

(A) is within a reinvestment zone created on or

before May 31, 1999, or is proposed to be included within the

boundaries of a reinvestment zone as the boundaries of the zone and

the proposed portion of tax increment paid into the tax increment

fund by a school district are described in a written notification

provided by the municipality or the board of directors of the zone

to the governing bodies of the other taxing units in the manner

provided by former Section 311.003(e), Tax Code, before May 31,

1999, and within the boundaries of the zone as those boundaries

existed on September 1, 1999, including subsequent improvements to

the property regardless of when made;

(B) generates taxes paid into a tax increment

fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment zone

financing plan approved under Section 311.011(d), Tax Code, on or

before September 1, 1999; and

(C) is eligible for tax increment financing under

Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(5) the total dollar amount of any captured appraised

value of property that:

(A) is within a reinvestment zone:

(i) created on or before December 31, 2008,

by a municipality with a population of less than 18,000; and

(ii) the project plan for which includes

the alteration, remodeling, repair, or reconstruction of a

structure that is included on the National Register of Historic

Places and requires that a portion of the tax increment of the zone

be used for the improvement or construction of related facilities

or for affordable housing;

(B) generates school district taxes that are paid

into a tax increment fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; and

(C) is eligible for tax increment financing under

Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(6) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted

under Section 11.251 or 11.253, Tax Code;

(7) the difference between the comptroller's estimate

of the market value and the productivity value of land that

qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity,

except that the productivity value estimated by the comptroller may

not exceed the fair market value of the land;

(8) the portion of the appraised value of residence

homesteads of individuals who receive a tax limitation under

Section 11.26, Tax Code, on which school district taxes are not

imposed in the year that is the subject of the study, calculated as

if the residence homesteads were appraised at the full value

required by law;

(9) a portion of the market value of property not

otherwise fully taxable by the district at market value because of

action required by statute or the constitution of this state, other

than Section 11.311, Tax Code, that, if the tax rate adopted by the

district is applied to it, produces an amount equal to the

difference between the tax that the district would have imposed on

the property if the property were fully taxable at market value and

the tax that the district is actually authorized to impose on the

property, if this subsection does not otherwise require that

portion to be deducted;

(10) the market value of all tangible personal

property, other than manufactured homes, owned by a family or

individual and not held or used for the production of income;

(11) the appraised value of property the collection of

delinquent taxes on which is deferred under Section 33.06, Tax

Code;

(12) the portion of the appraised value of property

the collection of delinquent taxes on which is deferred under

Section 33.065, Tax Code;

(13) the amount by which the market value of a

residence homestead to which Section 23.23, Tax Code, applies

exceeds the appraised value of that property as calculated under

that section; and

(14) the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted

under Section 11.35, Tax Code.

SECTION 4. Section 48.259, Education Code, is repealed.

SECTION 5. Section 403.302, Government Code, as amended by

this Act, applies only to a school district property value study

conducted for a tax year that begins on or after January 1, 2026.

SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.