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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dismissal of complaints against property tax |
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professionals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1151.204, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1151.204. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINTS [COMPLAINT RELATING
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TO APPRAISED VALUE]. (a) After investigation, the department may |
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dismiss a complaint without conducting a hearing if[:
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[(1)] the complaint [challenges only the appraised
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value of a property or another matter for which Title I, Tax Code,
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specifies a remedy and] does not credibly allege a violation of this |
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chapter or the standards established by the commission for |
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registrants under this chapter[; and
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[(2)
the disagreement has not been resolved in the
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complainant's favor by an appraisal review board or court]. |
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(b) After investigation, the department shall dismiss a |
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complaint without conducting a hearing if: |
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(1) the complaint challenges only the imposition of or |
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failure to waive penalties or interest under Sections 33.01 and |
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33.011, Tax Code, or the appraised value of a property; and |
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(2) the disagreement has not been resolved in the |
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complainant's favor by settlement or waiver or by an appraisal |
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review board, governing body, arbitrator, or court. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1151.204, Occupations Code, applies only to a complaint filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A complaint filed before that |
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date is governed by the law in effect on the date the complaint was |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |