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79R7900 MFC-F

By:  Phillips                                                     H.B. No. 2624



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to disclosure by an appraisal district to a property owner 
of information regarding the appraisal of the person's property, 
including comparable sales information.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 25.195, Tax Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (f) to read as follows:
	(f)  On request of a property owner or the owner's designated 
agent to inspect and copy appraisal records under Subsection (a) or 
on request of the owner or agent made at any time to obtain 
information relating to sales of property similar to the property 
owner's property that were used in the appraisal of the property 
owner's property, the chief appraiser shall provide the owner with 
information relating to not fewer than three sales of similar 
property used in the appraisal of the property of the owner.  If 
fewer than three sales of similar property were used in the 
appraisal of the property or the appraisal was made without using 
information relating to sales of similar property, the chief 
appraiser shall provide the owner or agent with a statement to that 
effect and include information relating to each sale of similar 
property that was used in the appraisal and, if applicable, an 
explanation of the method other than the comparable sales method 
used to appraise the property.  If the owner or agent requests the 
information in preparation for an appraisal review board hearing 
under Chapter 41, the chief appraiser shall provide the owner or 
agent with the information not later than the seventh day before the 
date scheduled for the hearing.  For purposes of this section, the 
information provided to a property owner or the property owner's 
designated agent relating to a sale of property must include at 
least a general description of the property, its location, and the 
sales price or other consideration for the sale.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.