H.B. No. 217         AN ACT   relating to the authority of certain persons to defer or abate the   collection of ad valorem taxes on a person's residence homestead.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 33.06, Tax Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 33.06.  DEFERRED COLLECTION OF TAXES ON RESIDENCE   HOMESTEAD OF ELDERLY OR DISABLED PERSON OR DISABLED VETERAN.          SECTION 2.  Section 33.06(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as   follows:          (a)  An individual is entitled to defer collection of a tax,   abate a suit to collect a delinquent tax, or abate a sale to   foreclose a tax lien if:                (1)  the individual:                      (A) [(1)]  is 65 years of age or older;                      (B)  [or] is disabled as defined by Section   11.13(m); or                      (C)  is qualified to receive an exemption under   Section 11.22; and                (2)  the tax was imposed against property that the   individual owns and occupies as a residence homestead.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 217 was passed by the House on April   13, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 138, Nays 0, 3 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 217 was passed by the Senate on May 4,   2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor