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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain |
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records of an appraisal district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.149(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the property owner or |
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the owner's agent may, on request, obtain from the chief appraiser |
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of the applicable appraisal district a copy of each item of |
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information described by Section 41.461(a)(2), Tax Code, and a copy |
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of each item of information that the chief appraiser took into |
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consideration but does not plan to introduce at the hearing on the |
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protest. In addition, the property owner or agent may, on request, |
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obtain from the chief appraiser comparable sales data from a |
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reasonable number of sales that is relevant to any matter to be |
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determined by the appraisal review board at the hearing on the |
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property owner's protest or by the arbitrator at the hearing on the |
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property owner's appeal under Chapter 41A, Tax Code, of the |
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appraisal review board's order determining the protest. |
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Information obtained under this subsection: |
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(1) remains confidential in the possession of the |
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property owner or agent; and |
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(2) may not be disclosed or used for any purpose except |
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as evidence or argument at the hearing on: |
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(A) the protest; or |
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(B) the appeal under Chapter 41A, Tax Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 552.149(e), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request described by Section 552.149(b), Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, received by the chief appraiser of an appraisal |
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district on or after the effective date of this Act. A request |
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received by a chief appraiser before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the request was |
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received, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2021. |