BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center

H.B. 2676

83R9264 DDT-D

By: Davis, Yvonne (Van de Putte)

 

Open Government

 

5/15/2013

 

Engrossed

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

H.B. 2676 amends current law relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Reenacts Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by Chapters 348 (H.B. 3307) and 953 (H.B. 1046), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, to provide that this section (Confidentiality of Certain Home Address Information) applies only to certain entities and people, including a current or former member of the United States armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26 U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United States are or have engaged in combat.

 

SECTION 2.  Provides that to the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over another Act of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes.

 

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2013.