By: Creighton S.B. No. 521
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the qualifications required of an appraisal district
  employee in order to testify as to the value of real property in
  certain ad valorem tax appeals.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 42.23(i), Tax Code, as effective January
  1, 2020, is amended to read as follows:
         (i)  An [If an] appraisal district employee may not testify
  [testifies] as to the value of real property in an appeal under
  Section 42.25 or 42.26 unless the person is[, the court may give
  preference to an employee who is a person] authorized to perform an
  appraisal of real estate under Section 1103.201, Occupations Code.
         SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding Section 14(b), Chapter 481 (S.B.
  1760), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, Section
  42.23(i), Tax Code, as added by that Act and amended by this Act,
  takes effect September 1, 2017.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.