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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating |
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to the confidentiality of certain information in the |
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possession of 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 22.27, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (a) to read as follows: |
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(a) Rendition statements[, real and personal property
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reports, attachments to those statements and reports], and [other
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information the owner of property provides to the appraisal office
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in connection with the appraisal of the property, including] income |
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and expense information related to a property filed with an |
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appraisal office are confidential and not open to public |
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inspection. Other information the owner of property provides to the |
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appraisal office in connection with the appraisal of the property, |
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and information voluntarily disclosed to [an appraisal office or] |
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the comptroller about real or personal property sales prices after |
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a promise it will be held confidential, are confidential and not |
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open to public inspection. The rendition statements and income and |
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expense information [reports and the information they contain] |
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about specific real or personal property or a specific real or |
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personal property owner, and information voluntarily disclosed to |
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an appraisal office [about real or personal property sales prices] |
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after a promise it will be held confidential may not be disclosed to |
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anyone other than an employee of the appraisal office who appraises |
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property except as authorized by Subsection (b) of this section. |
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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, 2015. |