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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 84(R)

Senate Bill 849

Senate Author:  Bettencourt

Effective:  9-1-15

House Sponsor:  Elkins


            Senate Bill 849 amends the Tax Code to increase the maximum appraised or market value of property that triggers a property owner's entitlement to appeal through binding arbitration an appraisal review board order determining a protest concerning the appraised or market value of the property. The bill changes both the required arbitration deposit for such an appeal and the cap on the fee for which a qualified arbitrator conducts an arbitration from a set amount to staggered amounts based on the value and residence homestead status of the property under appeal.