By:  Seliger                                                      S.B. No. 541
	(In the Senate - Filed February 16, 2005; February 28, 2005, 
read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental 
Relations; March 14, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable 
Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; 
March 14, 2005, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 541                                    By:  Deuell


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the confidentiality of information regarding certain 
residential property held by an appraisal district.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 25, Tax Code, is amended by adding 
Section 25.027 to read as follows:
	Sec. 25.027.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING 
CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.  (a)  Information in appraisal 
records is confidential and is available only for the official use 
of the appraisal district, this state, the comptroller, and taxing 
units and political subdivisions of this state if the information 
is a photograph or floor plan of an improvement to real property 
that:
		(1)  is designed primarily for use as a human 
residence; and         
		(2)  is not a residence homestead.                                     
	(b)  This section does not apply to an aerial photograph that 
depicts five or more separately owned buildings.
	SECTION 2.  Section 25.027, Tax Code, as added by this Act, 
limits the availability of information in appraisal records made 
confidential under that section only on or after the effective date 
of this Act.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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