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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that the chief appraiser of an |
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appraisal district provide an estimate of taxable value and related |
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assistance to certain taxing units. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.01, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), by [By] June 7, |
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the chief appraiser shall prepare and certify to the assessor for |
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each county, municipality, and school district participating in the |
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appraisal district an estimate of the taxable value of [school
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district] property in that taxing unit. The chief appraiser shall |
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assist each county, municipality, and school district in |
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determining values of [school district] property in that taxing |
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unit for the taxing unit's [school district's] budgetary purposes. |
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(f) Subsection (e) does not apply to a county or |
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municipality that notifies the chief appraiser that the county or |
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municipality elects not to receive the estimate or assistance |
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described by that subsection. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a tax year that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008. |