By: Zaffirini, et al. S.B. No. 972     (King of Uvalde)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem taxation purposes of   real property on which a building completely destroyed by a   casualty is located.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 23, Tax Code, is amended by   adding Section 23.025 to read as follows:          Sec. 23.025.  REAPPRAISAL OF PROPERTY DESTROYED BY CASUALTY.     (a)  A property owner may request the chief appraiser of an   appraisal district in which a residence homestead owned and   occupied by the property owner is located to reappraise property   that is the property owner's residence homestead if a building   located on the property is completely destroyed by a casualty.  The   owner must make the request in writing not later than the 180th day   after the date the casualty occurs.          (b)  Except as provided by this subsection, the chief   appraiser shall reappraise property described by Subsection (a) if   requested to do so by the owner of the property.  The chief   appraiser is not required to reappraise the property if the   governing body of a taxing unit has authorized reappraisal of the   same property under Section 23.02 as the result of the same   casualty.          (c)  The comptroller, in consultation with appraisal   districts, shall develop guidelines for determining the process for   reappraising property under this section, including for   determining whether property is completely destroyed by casualty   and for calculating an appropriate value of any residence homestead   exemption and appraisal cap applied during or after the tax year for   which the property is reappraised.          (d)  The chief appraiser shall complete the reappraisal of   property as soon as practicable after a request is made.          (e)  The chief appraiser shall include in the appraisal   records:                (1)  the date the casualty occurred;                (2)  the appraised value of the property before the   casualty occurred;                (3)  the appraised value of the property immediately   after the casualty occurred; and                (4)  any other information required to be included in   the records.          (f)  The amount of the taxes imposed by a taxing unit on   property reappraised under this section for the tax year in which a   casualty occurs is calculated by:                (1)  multiplying the amount of the taxes that otherwise   would be imposed by the taxing unit on the property for the entire   year by a fraction, the denominator of which is 365 and the   numerator of which is the number of days that elapsed before the   date the casualty occurred;                (2)  multiplying the amount of the taxes that would be   imposed by the taxing unit on the property for the entire year based   on the reappraised value of the property by a fraction, the   denominator of which is 365 and the numerator of which is the number   of days, including the date the casualty occurred, remaining in the   tax year; and                (3)  adding the amounts calculated under Subdivisions   (1) and (2).          (g)  If property is reappraised under this section, the   assessor for each taxing unit shall calculate the amount of the tax   due on the property as provided by this section.  If the property is   reappraised after the amount of the tax due on the property is   calculated, the assessor shall recalculate the amount of the tax   due on the property and correct the tax roll.  If the tax bill has   been mailed and the tax on the property has not been paid, the   assessor shall mail a corrected tax bill to the person in whose name   the property is listed on the tax roll or to the person's authorized   agent.  If the tax on the property has been paid, the tax collector   for the taxing unit shall refund to the person who paid the tax the   amount by which the payment exceeded the tax due.          SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2018, the   comptroller shall develop guidelines required by Section 23.025,   Tax Code, as added by this Act, and shall distribute those   guidelines to each appraisal district.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies to the   reappraisal of real property on which a building completely   destroyed by a casualty is located only if the casualty occurs on or   after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  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, 2017.