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BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

 

C.S.H.B. 3756

By: Otto

Ways & Means

Committee Report (Substituted)

 

 

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

Interested parties suggest that appraisals should be included in the study of school district values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts and the comparable sales and appraisals used in the study should be made available to appraisal districts. C.S.H.B. 3756 seeks to implement these suggestions.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

 

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

 

ANALYSIS

 

C.S.H.B. 3756 amends the Government Code to include appraisals among the methods and procedures to be used by the comptroller of public accounts in conducting the study to determine the total taxable value of all property in each school district. The bill requires the comptroller to make available to the appraisal district that appraises property for the school district the comparable sales and appraisals used in the study that are not confidential under law.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

September 1, 2015.

 

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE

 

While C.S.H.B. 3756 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

 

INTRODUCED

HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

SECTION 1. Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended as follows:

Sec. 403.302(a). DETERMINATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY VALUES. The comptroller shall conduct a study using comparable sales, apraisals, automated valuation models, and generally accepted auditing and sampling techniques to determine the total taxable value of all property in each school district. The study shall determine the taxable value of all property and of each category of property in the district and the productivity value of all land that qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity and for which the owner has applied for and received a productivity appraisal. The comptroller shall make appropriate adjustments in the study to account for actions taken under Chapter 41, Education Code. The comptroller shall make available to the appraisal districts the comparable sales and appraisals used in developing the automated valuation models and the study. Notwithstanding Section 552.149, this information shall be made available at the time the study is released to the appraisal districts.

SECTION 1. Section 403.302(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

 

(a) The comptroller shall conduct a study using comparable sales, appraisals, and generally accepted auditing and sampling techniques to determine the total taxable value of all property in each school district. The study shall determine the taxable value of all property and of each category of property in the district and the productivity value of all land that qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity and for which the owner has applied for and received a productivity appraisal. The comptroller shall make appropriate adjustments in the study to account for actions taken under Chapter 41, Education Code. The comptroller shall make available to the appraisal district that appraises property for the school district the comparable sales and appraisals used in the study that are not confidential under law.

 

 

No equivalent provision.

 

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.