BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 975

By: Dutton

Ways & Means

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Under current law, a person is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of more than 100,000 if the person is a former member of the appraisal district's board of directors or a former officer or former employee of the district or has served for all or part of three previous terms as a member of the appraisal review board.

H.B. 975 removes the restriction preventing a person who has served for all or part of three previous terms as a member of an appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of more than 100,000 from serving a subsequent term.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 975 amends the Tax Code to remove as a condition making a person ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of more than 100,000 the fact that the person has served all or part of three previous terms as a board member or auxiliary board member on the appraisal review board and clarifies that a person is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board if the person is a former member of the board of directors, a former officer, or a former employee of the appraisal district.  The bill removes as a condition of ineligibility for service on the appraisal review board in an appraisal district established for a county other than a county having a population of more than 100,000 the fact that the person has served all or part of three consecutive terms as an auxiliary board member. The bill repeals a provision relating to a reference to an auxiliary board member appointed under a repealed provision that previously authorized the appointment of such auxiliary members to appraisal review boards.  The bill makes conforming and nonsubstantive changes.

H.B. 975 repeals Section 6.412(f), Tax Code.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.