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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the online posting of certain documents |
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submitted to the chief appraiser of an appraisal district in an |
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application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Tax Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 11.49 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.49. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. (a) In this section, |
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"supporting document" means a document required by this code or |
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other law to be filed with the chief appraiser to demonstrate a |
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person's eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation. |
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(b) The chief appraiser may not post on the appraisal |
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district's Internet website a supporting document included with an |
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application for an exemption filed with the chief appraiser. |
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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. |