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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the distribution by the appraisal review board of an |
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appraisal district of written opinions, memoranda, or analyses of |
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law drafted by the attorney for the board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 6, Tax Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 6.44 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.44. DISTRIBUTION BY BOARD OF LEGAL ANALYSES. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), the appraisal review board of |
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an appraisal district may not distribute a written opinion, |
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memorandum, or analysis of law drafted for the board by an attorney |
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who serves as the legal counsel for the board to any person who is |
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not a member of the board. |
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(b) An appraisal review board may distribute a document |
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described by Subsection (a) to a person who is not a member of the |
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board if the board: |
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(1) immediately makes the document available for |
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public inspection by any person; and |
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(2) forwards the document not later than the next |
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business day to the comptroller to be posted on the comptroller's |
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Internet website. |
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(c) The comptroller shall post each document that the |
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comptroller receives under this section on the comptroller's |
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Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a written opinion, memorandum, or analysis of law distributed on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A written opinion, |
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memorandum, or analysis of law distributed before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the document |
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was distributed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |