LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 9, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways &
               Means
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3516  by Heflin (Relating to notice of certain matters
               before a property tax hearing under Section 41.461,
               Property Tax Code.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend Section 41.461 of the Tax Code to require the chief
appraiser to inform a protesting property owner before the appraisal
review board of the availability of sales and other information specific
to the property under protest.

Since passage of this bill would involve only notice to a property owner
of currently availability information, the bill should have no
significant fiscal impact on the state or units of local governments.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, BR