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