HBA-TYH H.B. 1067 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1067
By: McReynolds
Ways & Means
3/11/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law prohibits any individual who has been an employee of the
appraisal office or any taxing unit from serving on a local appraisal
review board.  In counties with sparse population, this makes it difficult
to find qualified individuals to serve on the appraisal review board.
Often the individuals who are the most qualified to serve on the appraisal
review board are ineligible.  H.B. 1067 establishes that individuals who
have worked for the appraisal district board of directors, the appraisal
office, or a taxing unit are ineligible to serve on the appraisal review
board only in counties with a population of more than 125,000. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 6.41(c), Tax Code, to establish ineligibility of
a member of the appraisal district board of directors, the appraisal
office, or a taxing unit in an appraisal district established for a county
having a population of more than 125,000 to serve on the appraisal review
board. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.