83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1597, Chapter 935 Page: 3 of 7
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H.B. No. 1597
1 SECTION 2. Section 33.02, Tax Code, is amended by amending
2 Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
3 follows:
4 (a) The collector for a taxing unit may enter into an
5 agreement with a person delinquent in the payment of the tax for
6 payment of the tax, penalties, and interest in installments. The
7 collector for a taxing unit shall, on request by a person delinquent
8 in the payment of the tax on a residence homestead, enter into an
9 agreement with the person for payment of the tax, penalties, and
10 interest in installments if the person has not entered into an
11 installment agreement with the collector for the taxing unit under
12 this section in the preceding 24 months. An installment [The]
13 agreement under this section:
14 (1) must be in writing;
15 (2) must provide for payments to be made in equal
16 monthly installments;
17 (3) must extend for a period of at least 12 months; and
18 (4) may not extend for a period of more than 36 months.
19 (b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), interest
20 [Intreest] and a penalty accrue as provided by Sections 33.01(a)
21 and (c) [Sbc tions (2 and. (c) of C-ction 3.01] on the unpaid
22 balance during the period of the agreement.
23 (b-l) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a
24 penalty does not accrue as provided by Section 33.01(a) on the
25 unpaid balance during the period of the agreement if the property
26 that is the subject of the agreement is a residence homestead. If
27 the property owner fails to make a payment as required by the
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1597, Chapter 935, legislative document, June 14, 2013; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth438050/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.