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By: McClendon, et al. (Senate Sponsor - West) |
H.B. No. 394 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2015; |
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May 11, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Business |
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and Commerce; May 20, 2015, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 20, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the information in ad valorem tax appraisal records |
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that may not be posted on the Internet by an appraisal district. |
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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 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 25.027. RESTRICTION ON POSTING INFORMATION ON INTERNET |
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WEBSITE [REGARDING CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY]. |
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(a) Information in appraisal records may not be posted on the |
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Internet if the information: |
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(1) is a photograph, sketch, or floor plan of an |
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improvement to real property that is designed primarily for use as a |
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human residence; or |
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(2) indicates the age of a property owner, including |
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information indicating that a property owner is 65 years of age or |
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older. |
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(b) Subsection (a)(1) [This section] does not apply to an |
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aerial photograph that depicts five or more separately owned |
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buildings. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than the effective date of this Act, |
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the chief appraiser for each appraisal district shall ensure that |
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information described by Section 25.027(a)(2), Tax Code, as added |
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by this Act, that is posted on an Internet website controlled by the |
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appraisal district is removed from the website. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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