SB 1520: Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemption

GENERAL BILL by Calatayud

Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemption; Revising a specified finding that a taxing authority must make in order to elect not to exempt certain property from certain ad valorem taxation; authorizing certain property owners in a multifamily project to apply for and continue to receive an exemption, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 08:08 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Finance and Tax (FT)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1389 (er) by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Affordable Housing Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare
  S 1350 by McClain Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemptions Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Finance and Tax	Compare
  S 7046 (c1) by Finance and Tax Taxation Last Action: 3/11/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1217 -SJ 785	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting)   2/11/2026
  • Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting)   2/12/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  2/12/2026 4:30 PM	S 1520	Finance and Tax	6 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  196.1978

  Affordable housing property exemption.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Finance and Tax; Appropriations; Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/9/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
  2/12/2026	S	• Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  2/13/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Appropriations