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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information |
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in ad valorem tax appraisal records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.025(b), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) Information in appraisal records under Section 25.02 is |
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confidential and is available only for the official use of the |
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appraisal district, this state, the comptroller, and taxing units |
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and political subdivisions of this state if: |
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(1) the information identifies the home address of a |
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named individual [to whom this section applies]; and |
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(2) the individual chooses to restrict public access |
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to the information on the form prescribed for that purpose by the |
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comptroller under Section 5.07. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 25.025(a) and (a-1), Tax Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2017. |