88R7265 CJC-F
 
  By: Hefner H.B. No. 2354
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for
  ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a
  transfer to a surviving spouse or surviving child.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 23.54, Tax Code, is amended by adding
  Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
         (e-1)  For purposes of Subsection (e), ownership of the land
  is not considered to have changed if ownership of the land is
  transferred from the former owner to the surviving spouse or a
  surviving child of the former owner.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2024.