87R2692 SMT-F
 
  By: Shine H.B. No. 534
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the reduction of the sales price of a comparable
  property by an amount equal to the amount of the typical commission
  for the sale or purchase of property for purposes of using the
  market data comparison method of appraisal to determine the market
  value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 23.013, Tax Code, is amended by adding
  Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  The chief appraiser shall reduce the sales price of a
  comparable property by an amount equal to the amount of the
  commission that would typically be paid for the sale or purchase of
  such property.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to the appraisal of
  property for a tax year beginning on or after the effective date of
  this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2022.