TO: | Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB402 by Hill (Relating to a prohibition on ex parte communications between a member of the board of directors and the chief appraiser of an appraisal district; providing a penalty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted |
The bill would amend Section 6 of the Tax Code to create a new Class C misdemeanor offense for ex parte communications between a chief executive officer or governing board members of taxing units and the chief appraiser or board of directors of an appraisal district outside of an open meeting. The provisions of the bill would not apply to routine communications between a chief appraiser and a county assessor-collector that relates to the administration of an appraisal roll.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2007. It would apply only to offenses committed on or after that date.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, CT
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