Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1737 amends the Tax Code to clarify the right of a property owner or designated agent to inspect and copy all of the information considered in appraising the owner's property, including information located at the office of a contracted appraisal firm. The bill sets a 15-day deadline for an appraisal firm to make available to the owner or the owner's agent the information that is the subject of a written request, unless the owner or agent agrees to a later deadline. If, in connection with a proceeding regarding a disputed appraisal, an owner or agent files with the appraisal review board (ARB) a document stating under oath that the appraisal firm has not complied with a request for information relating to the property that is the subject of that proceeding, the ARB is prohibited from conducting a hearing on the merits of any claim relating to the property, or to approve the appraisal records on the property, until the information has been made available or the owner or agent withdraws the motion that initiated the ARB proceeding.