H.B. No. 2169

AN ACT
relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to
rescind a discount for early payment of ad valorem taxes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.05, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The governing body of a taxing unit may rescind a
discount adopted by the governing body in the manner required by law
for official action by the body. The rescission of a discount takes
effect in the tax year following the year in which the discount is
rescinded.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.

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President of the Senate                 Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2169 was passed by the House on May
13, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2169 on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0,
2 present, not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2169 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0.

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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date

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Governor