Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1833 amends the Tax Code to require the comptroller to prescribe acceptable media, formats, content, and methods for the exchange of electronic information between a chief appraiser and a property owner regarding a notice of appraised value and to authorize the comptroller to take similar action with regard to other notices, renditions, and applications. The bill requires that a written agreement between a chief appraiser and a property owner to communicate in electronic format specify the means for protecting the e-mail address of the property owner and the means for confirming delivery of a communication. If requested by a property owner who has 25 or more accounts, a chief appraiser is required to enter into an agreement to communicate with the property owner in an electronic format. Senate Bill 1833 takes effect January 1, 2005, except in counties with a population of 500,000 or less, where it takes effect January 1, 2006.