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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right of a person exempt from registration as a |
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property tax consultant who files a protest with the appraisal |
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review board on behalf of a property owner to receive notices from |
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the board regarding the property subject to the protest. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.111(j), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(j) An individual exempt from registration as a property tax |
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consultant under Section 1152.002, Occupations Code, who is not |
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supervised, directed, or compensated by a person required to |
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register as a property tax consultant under that section and who |
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files a protest with the appraisal review board on behalf of the |
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property owner is entitled to receive all notices from the |
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appraisal district and appraisal review board regarding the |
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property subject to the protest until the authority is revoked by |
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the property owner as provided by this section. If the property |
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owner has not designated the individual under Subsection (f) of |
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this section or Section 1.11 as the person to whom all notices, tax |
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bills, orders, and other communications relating to the owner's |
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property or taxes are to be delivered, the individual shall include |
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with the protest a written statement that includes: |
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(1) the individual's name and address; |
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(2) a statement that the individual is acting on the |
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property owner's behalf; and |
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(3) the basis for the individual's exemption from |
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registration under Section 1152.002, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |