23 New Texas Laws For 2022 Include Property Taxes, Tax Credits

Austin TX

27 December, 2021

11:23 AM

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AUSTIN, TX — With the new year around the corner, Texans should prepare to see 23 new laws that are due to take effect next month in Texas. Following the 2021 legislative session, more than 666 new laws took effect in the Lone Star State on Sept. 1, including the highly controversial Senate Bill 8, which is the most restrictive abortion ban in the U.S. However, Texans can expect more bills to take effect on Jan. 1. Here's a full list of the bills and what they mean. HB 115: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization and used in providing housing and related services to certain homeless individuals. This bill takes effect on Jan. 1.HB 531: Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 1197: Relating to the period for which certain land owned by a religious organization for the purpose of expanding a place of religious worship or constructing a new place of religious worship may be exempted from ad valorem taxation. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 1445: Relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to medical or dental billing services. This bill takes effect Jan. 1. HB 1689: Relating to credit for reinsurance governed by certain covered agreements and ceded to certain assuming insurers. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 2237: Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 2535: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property that includes certain improvements used for the noncommercial production of food for personal consumption. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 2730: Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 3131: Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 3777: Relating to eligible costs and expenses for purposes of the franchise tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 3788: Relating to the training and education of appraisal review board members. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 3961: Relating to required posting of information regarding the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care facilities' Internet websites. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 3971: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of residential real property located in a designated historic district. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.HB 4638: Relating to the creation of certain municipal management districts; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.SB 23: Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.SB 41: Relating to the consolidation and allocation of state civil court costs; increasing certain civil court costs; authorizing fees. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.SB 43: Relating to residential mortgage loans, including the financing of residential real estate purchases by means of a wrap mortgage loan; providing licensing and registration requirements; authorizing an administrative penalty. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.SB 794: Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran.SB 855:Relating to the electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.SB 911: Relating to the regulation of restaurants and third-party food delivery services, including the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage certificates to restaurants. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.SB 1280:Relating to certain provisions of The Securities Act for which a person offering or selling a security may be held liable to a person buying the security. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.SB 1449: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. This bill takes effect Jan. 1.SB 1524: Relating to a sales and use tax refund pilot program for certain persons who employ apprentices. This bill takes effect on Jan. 1. About 14 bills, that were already in effect, will have certain subsections take effect on Jan. 1. Here's what those bills are.