By: Holland (Senate Sponsor - Nelson) H.B. No. 3786
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 21, 2021;
  May 4, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
  May 11, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 12,
  Nays 0; May 11, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the authority of the comptroller to send, or to require
  the submission to the comptroller of, certain ad valorem
  tax-related items electronically.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 5.03, Tax Code, is amended by adding
  Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
  comptroller may, after providing notice, require a document,
  payment, notice, report, or other item required to be submitted to
  the comptroller under this title to be submitted electronically and
  may send a document, payment, notice, report or other item the
  comptroller is required to send under this title electronically.
  The comptroller may adopt rules to administer this subsection,
  including rules specifying the format of an item electronically
  submitted to or sent by the comptroller.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
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