By: Noble (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa of Nueces) H.B. No. 3307

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2025; April 29, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government; May 12, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 12, 2025, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3307 By: Nichols

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 41A.061(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) To renew the person's agreement to serve as an arbitrator, the person must:

(1) file a renewal application with the comptroller at the time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller;

(2) continue to meet the requirements provided by Sections 41A.06(b)(1) and (4);

(3) during the preceding two years have completed at least eight hours of continuing education in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution procedures:

(A) offered by a university, college, real estate trade association, or legal association; or

(B) approved for continuing legal education; and

(4) complete a revised training program on property tax law for the training and education of arbitrators established under Section 5.043 not later than the 120th day after the date the program is available to be taken if the comptroller:

(A) revises the program after the person is included in the registry; and

(B) determines that the program is substantially revised.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2026.

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