83R5150 DDT-F
 
  By: Otto, Button H.B. No. 3439
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the representation of a property owner by an agent in a
  property tax matter.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1.11(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         (b)  To be effective, a request made under this section must
  be filed with the appraisal district.  A request remains in effect
  until revoked by a written revocation filed with the appraisal
  district by the owner or the owner's designated agent.
         SECTION 2.  Sections 1.111(c) and (i), Tax Code, are amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  The designation of an agent under this section remains
  in effect until revoked in a written revocation filed with the
  appraisal district by the property owner or designated agent.  The
  designated agent revoking the designation must send notice of the
  revocation by certified mail to the property owner at the owner's
  last known address. A designation may be made to expire according
  to its own terms but is still subject to prior revocation by the
  property owner or designated agent.
         (i)  An appraisal review board shall accept and consider a
  motion or protest filed by an agent of a property owner if an agency
  authorization is filed at or before the hearing on the motion or
  protest.  [If an appraisal review board designates a time and place
  for appearance before a hearing, an agency authorization is
  considered to be filed at or before the hearing if a copy of the
  authorization is filed at the time and place designated by the
  board.]
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.