Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1013 amends the Occupations Code to authorize the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) to establish procedures under which an appraiser can obtain an extension of time to complete the continuing education requirement for renewing a certificate or license. The bill requires the appraiser to complete the continuing education before performing an appraisal in a federally related transaction. The bill sets out requirements relating to inactive certificates or licenses. It establishes procedures for the filing of a formal complaint by TALCB against a person who performs appraisal services without holding a certificate or license and provides that a person who performs such services commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person who received consideration for the services is also liable for a civil penalty of not less than an amount equal to the consideration received and not more than three times that amount. The bill authorizes the attorney general or a district or county attorney, at the request of TALCB, to bring an action in district court to recover such civil penalty, to be deposited in the state treasury.