By Lewis of Orange H.B. No. 2502 77R6528 JD-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the posting by an appraisal district of appraisal rolls 1-3 on the Internet. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 25, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 1-6 25.025 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 25.025. APPRAISAL ROLLS ON INTERNET. (a) If an 1-8 appraisal district owns, operates, or controls an Internet website, 1-9 the chief appraiser shall publish on that website information from 1-10 the most recently approved appraisal roll and information from the 1-11 approved appraisal roll for the preceding year. 1-12 (b) The appraisal roll information published on the 1-13 Internet, at a minimum, must: 1-14 (1) include a basic description of the property and 1-15 its appraised value, market value, and any applicable exemptions; 1-16 and 1-17 (2) be searchable according to the account number of 1-18 each property included in the appraisal roll, the physical address 1-19 of the property, and the name of the owner of the property. 1-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.