LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 15, 2009 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1030 by Callegari (Relating to the scheduling of hearings before appraisal review boards on property tax protests.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Tax Code to require an appraisal review board to reschedule an appraisal appeals hearing when a property owner who has not designated an agent fails to appear at the hearing, if the property owner meets certain criteria. The proposed change in law would apply only to a postponement of a hearing that is requested on or after the effective date of the bill. The bill would take effect immediately if it were to receive the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 15, 2009 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1030 by Callegari (Relating to the scheduling of hearings before appraisal review boards on property tax protests.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1030 by Callegari (Relating to the scheduling of hearings before appraisal review boards on property tax protests.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1030 by Callegari (Relating to the scheduling of hearings before appraisal review boards on property tax protests.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted HB1030 by Callegari (Relating to the scheduling of hearings before appraisal review boards on property tax protests.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Tax Code to require an appraisal review board to reschedule an appraisal appeals hearing when a property owner who has not designated an agent fails to appear at the hearing, if the property owner meets certain criteria. The proposed change in law would apply only to a postponement of a hearing that is requested on or after the effective date of the bill. The bill would take effect immediately if it were to receive the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB JOB, DB