BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3207

By: Murr

Ways & Means

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, members of the agricultural advisory board of an appraisal district must be landowners of the district whose land qualifies for appraisal and must have been residents of the district for at least five years. This requirement is overly restrictive and limits the ability of the district to receive adequate public input on agricultural appraisals in the local community. H.B. 3207 seeks to eliminate the requirement that a person must have been a resident of the appraisal district for at least five years in order to serve on the district's agricultural advisory board.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3207 amends the Tax Code to remove the requirement for an agricultural advisory board member of an appraisal district to have been a resident of that district for a minimum of five years.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2023.