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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the circumstances under which an appraisal review board |
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hearing shall be closed to the public. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.66, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), hearings |
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[Hearings] conducted as provided by this chapter are open to the |
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public. |
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(d-1) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the |
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appraisal review board shall conduct a hearing that is closed to the |
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public if the property owner or the chief appraiser intends to |
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disclose proprietary or confidential information at the hearing |
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that will assist the review board in determining the protest. The |
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review board may hold a closed hearing under this subsection only on |
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a joint motion by the property owner and the chief appraiser. |
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(d-2) Information described by Subsection (d-1) is |
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considered information obtained under Section 22.27. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |