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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that an appraisal district maintain and |
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post certain information on an Internet website; making conforming |
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changes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.086(f), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) The chief appraiser of an appraisal district [that |
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maintains an Internet website] shall provide a form on the |
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appraisal district's Internet website that a property owner may use |
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to electronically make a request under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 6, Tax Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 6.038 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.038. BOARD MEMBER CONTACT INFORMATION POSTED ON |
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APPRAISAL DISTRICT WEBSITE. (a) Each appraisal district shall |
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post on the district's Internet website the following for each |
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member of the district's board of directors: |
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(1) the member's name; and |
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(2) the member's official mailing address, telephone |
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number, and e-mail address. |
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(b) The e-mail address of a member of the board of directors |
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posted under Subsection (a) must: |
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(1) include the member's name in the address; and |
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(2) be for an e-mail account monitored by the member. |
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SECTION 3. Section 6.16(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) A list must: |
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(1) be organized by county; |
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(2) be available on the appraisal district's Internet |
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website[, if the appraisal district maintains a website]; and |
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(3) provide the name, contact information, and job |
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title of each individual who will provide free assistance. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 6, Tax Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 6.17 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.17. INTERNET WEBSITE REQUIRED. Each appraisal |
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district shall maintain an Internet website. |
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SECTION 5. Section 11.1825(r), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(r) Not later than January 31 of each year, the appraisal |
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district shall give public notice in the manner determined by the |
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district, including posting on the district's website [if |
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applicable], of the capitalization rate to be used in that year to |
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appraise property receiving an exemption under this section. |
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SECTION 6. Section 25.19(n), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(n) As soon as practicable after delivering a notice |
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required by this section to a property owner, the chief appraiser |
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shall post the notice on the appraisal district's Internet |
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website[, if the appraisal district maintains a website,] as part |
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of the appraisal record pertaining to the property. |
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SECTION 7. Section 41.01(e), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) The appraisal review board shall post a copy of the |
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hearing procedures adopted by the board: |
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(1) in a prominent place in each room in which the |
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board conducts hearings under this subchapter and Subchapter C; and |
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(2) [if the appraisal district for which the board is |
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established maintains an Internet website,] on the Internet website |
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of the appraisal district for which the board is established |
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[district's website]. |
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SECTION 8. Section 41.415, Tax Code, as added by Chapter |
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1370 (S.B. 873), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2009, is repealed. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |