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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition on posting on the Internet information |
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held by an appraisal district regarding certain residential |
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property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.027, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) an aerial photograph that depicts [five or] more |
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than one separately owned building [buildings]; |
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(2) a street level photograph of only the exterior of a |
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building; or |
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(3) a field record or overhead sketch of the property |
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that depicts only: |
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(A) the outline of one or more buildings on the |
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property; |
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(B) the location of an interior wall in an |
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outlined building located on the property that separates the main |
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living area of the building from an ancillary space such as a |
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garage, patio, or porch; |
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(C) the general landscape features of the |
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property, including ponds, pools, and walls; and |
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(D) the dimensions of or distances between the |
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buildings and features depicted. |
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(c) The owner of an improvement to real property described |
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by Subsection (a) may submit a written request to the chief |
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appraiser of the appraisal district in which the property is |
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located requesting that the appraisal district's Internet website |
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not include information that identifies the person as the owner of |
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the property. If a request is made under this subsection, the |
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appraisal district may not post information on, and must as soon as |
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practicable remove information from, the district's Internet |
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website that identifies the requestor as the owner of the property |
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described in the request. |
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(d) An appraisal district shall post and maintain on the |
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appraisal district's Internet website a statement informing |
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property owners of the right to make a request under Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |