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House Bill 316 |
House Author: Otto et al. |
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Effective: 1-1-14 |
Senate Sponsor: Williams |
House Bill 316 amends the Government Code to establish on a permanent basis the provisions of an existing pilot program authorizing a property owner to appeal to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) an appraisal review board order determining certain protests concerning property with an appraised or market value of more than $1 million, as an alternative to filing an appeal of such an appraisal review board order in district court, by repealing the expiration date for those provisions and by removing provisions relating to the program's development and implementation, provisions authorizing the SOAH to limit the number of appeals that could be filed in each county participating in the pilot program, and provisions restricting the program's implementation to certain counties for a limited period in each county. The bill limits the SOAH to hearing appeals in certain cities and requires an administrative law judge to set the hearing's location based on the location of the relevant property. The bill also repeals a reporting requirement previously applicable to the pilot program.