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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline for filing certain appeals of certain |
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appraisal review board orders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41A.03(a), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) To appeal an appraisal review board order under this |
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chapter, a property owner must file with the appraisal district not |
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later than the 60th [45th] day after the date the property owner |
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receives notice of the order: |
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(1) a completed request for binding arbitration under |
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this chapter in the form prescribed by Section 41A.04; and |
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(2) an arbitration deposit made payable to the |
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comptroller in the amount of: |
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(A) $500; or |
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(B) $250, if the property owner requests |
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expedited arbitration under Section 41A.031. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2003.906(a-1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The notice of appeal required under Subsection (a)(1) |
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must be filed with the chief appraiser not later than the 60th |
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[30th] day after the date the property owner receives notice of the |
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order. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies only to an appeal of an |
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appraisal review board order that a property owner receives notice |
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of on or after the effective date of this Act. An appeal of an |
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appraisal review board order that a property owner receives notice |
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of before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2013. |