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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the publication by an appraisal district on the |
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district's Internet website of certain information regarding real |
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property appraised by the district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 25, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 25.028 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.028. PUBLICATION ON INTERNET OF INFORMATION |
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REGARDING PROPERTY CATEGORIES. (a) This section applies only to an |
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appraisal district that: |
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(1) owns, operates, or controls an Internet website; |
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and |
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(2) publishes on the website information from the most |
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recently approved appraisal roll that: |
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(A) includes a description of each parcel of real |
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property included in the appraisal roll and the appraised value of |
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the property; and |
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(B) is searchable according to the account number |
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of the property, the physical address of the property, or the name |
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of the owner of the property. |
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(b) The information published on the website must also |
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include: |
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(1) a description of each category to which the |
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appraisal district assigns real property for the purpose of |
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appraising property for taxation; and |
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(2) the category of each parcel of real property |
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included in the appraisal roll. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |