PROP TX-SUBDIVISIONS
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HB 235 — PROP TX-SUBDIVISIONS
Last action — Session Sine Die
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 97th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the assessment of subdivisions, provides that the subsequent sale or transfer of the property by a party who acquired title pursuant to (i) a transfer as a mortgage holder, (ii) a mortgage foreclosure proceeding, (iii) a consent judgment, or (iv) a transfer in lieu of foreclosure, shall not disqualify the property from being assessed based on the estimated price the property would bring at a fair voluntary sale for use by the buyer for the same purposes for which the property was used when last assessed prior to its platting (or, until January 1, 2011, assessed based on the assessed value assigned to the property when last assessed prior to its last transfer or conveyance) unless (A) a habitable structure is completed on the lot, (B) the lot is used for business, commercial, or residential purpose, or (C) until the initial sale of any platted lot. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current html
Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross
Sponsors
- Tom Cross · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Tom Cross
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 235 do?
- Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the assessment of subdivisions, provides that the subsequent sale or transfer of the property by a party who acquired title pursuant to (i) a transfer as a mortgage holder, (ii) a mortgage foreclosure proceeding, (iii) a consent judgment, or (iv) a transfer in lieu of foreclosure, shall not disqualify the property from being assessed based on the estimated price the property would bring at a fair voluntary sale for use by the buyer for the same purposes for which the property was used when last assessed prior to its platting (or, until January 1, 2011, assessed based on the assessed value assigned to the property when last assessed prior to its last transfer or conveyance) unless (A) a habitable structure is completed on the lot, (B) the lot is used for business, commercial, or residential purpose, or (C) until the initial sale of any platted lot. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 235?
- HB 235 is sponsored by Tom Cross.
- What is the current status of HB 235?
- This bill died with 97th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 235?
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