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House Bill 2830 |
House Author: Martinez et al. |
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Effective: Vetoed |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 2830 amends the Local Government Code to establish that a county is not required to refund an amount overpaid or otherwise paid in error to the county clerk or district clerk by a person if that amount is $2 or less unless the person requests the refund in writing.
Reason Given for Veto: "House Bill 2830 allows counties to refuse to refund to taxpayers amounts less than two dollars unless the person owed the refund requests it in writing. Placing this burden on the person owed the money will cause the vast majority of small refunds never to be paid. That is unacceptable. Citizens are legally entitled to any money owed them by the government, no matter how small the amount."