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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the representation of a property owner by an agent in a |
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property tax matter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.11(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) To be effective, a request made under this section must |
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be filed with the appraisal district. A request remains in effect |
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until revoked by a written revocation filed with the appraisal |
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district by the owner or the owner's designated agent. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 1.111(c) and (i), Tax Code, are amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The designation of an agent under this section remains |
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in effect until revoked in a written revocation filed with the |
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appraisal district by the property owner or designated agent. The |
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designated agent revoking the designation must send notice of the |
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revocation by certified mail to the property owner at the owner's |
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last known address. A designation may be made to expire according |
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to its own terms but is still subject to prior revocation by the |
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property owner or designated agent. |
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(i) An appraisal review board shall accept and consider a |
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motion or protest filed by an agent of a property owner if an agency |
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authorization is filed at or before the hearing on the motion or |
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protest. [If an appraisal review board designates a time and place
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for appearance before a hearing, an agency authorization is
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considered to be filed at or before the hearing if a copy of the
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authorization is filed at the time and place designated by the
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board.] |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |