LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 3, 2009 TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4230 by Otto (Relating to the rescheduling of a hearing before an appraisal review board.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Tax Code related to good cause for rescheduling a hearing by an appraisal review board. The bill would amend Chapter 41 to replace in certain cases the terms "postpone" and "postponement" with "reschedule" and "rescheduling," and change the term "reasonable cause" to "good cause." The bill would require that a request for rescheduling must be made before the ninetieth day after the date of the hearing and would require that a hearing could not be postponed to a date more than 60 days after the current scheduled date. The bill would make other conforming changes. The bill would affect the scheduling and rescheduling of appraisal review board hearings but would not affect taxable values or tax rates. As a result, the bill would have no fiscal impact on the state or taxing units. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JOB, MN, SD, SJS LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 3, 2009 TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4230 by Otto (Relating to the rescheduling of a hearing before an appraisal review board.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB4230 by Otto (Relating to the rescheduling of a hearing before an appraisal review board.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB4230 by Otto (Relating to the rescheduling of a hearing before an appraisal review board.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB4230 by Otto (Relating to the rescheduling of a hearing before an appraisal review board.), Committee Report 1st 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 related to good cause for rescheduling a hearing by an appraisal review board. The bill would amend Chapter 41 to replace in certain cases the terms "postpone" and "postponement" with "reschedule" and "rescheduling," and change the term "reasonable cause" to "good cause." The bill would require that a request for rescheduling must be made before the ninetieth day after the date of the hearing and would require that a hearing could not be postponed to a date more than 60 days after the current scheduled date. The bill would make other conforming changes. The bill would affect the scheduling and rescheduling of appraisal review board hearings but would not affect taxable values or tax rates. As a result, the bill would have no fiscal impact on the state or taxing units. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009. The bill would amend the Tax Code related to good cause for rescheduling a hearing by an appraisal review board. The bill would amend Chapter 41 to replace in certain cases the terms "postpone" and "postponement" with "reschedule" and "rescheduling," and change the term "reasonable cause" to "good cause." The bill would require that a request for rescheduling must be made before the ninetieth day after the date of the hearing and would require that a hearing could not be postponed to a date more than 60 days after the current scheduled date. The bill would make other conforming changes. The bill would affect the scheduling and rescheduling of appraisal review board hearings but would not affect taxable values or tax rates. As a result, the bill would have no fiscal impact on the state or taxing units. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JOB, MN, SD, SJS JOB, MN, SD, SJS