| 1 | 1 | | 81R1368 UM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 649 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a prohibition on the posting of certain tax appraisal |
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| 8 | 8 | | record information on the Internet. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 25, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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| 11 | 11 | | Section 25.028 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 25.028. AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT POSTING OF CERTAIN |
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| 13 | 13 | | APPRAISAL RECORD INFORMATION ON INTERNET. (a) The name of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | owner of property included in the appraisal records may not be |
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| 15 | 15 | | posted on the Internet by the appraisal district, a taxing unit, or |
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| 16 | 16 | | a tax assessor or collector if the owner chooses to prohibit online |
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| 17 | 17 | | disclosure of that information. To prohibit online disclosure of |
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| 18 | 18 | | the information, the property owner must submit a request to that |
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| 19 | 19 | | effect to the chief appraiser on a form prescribed for that purpose |
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| 20 | 20 | | by the comptroller under Section 5.07. The prohibition applies to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the appraisal district, to each taxing unit that participates in |
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| 22 | 22 | | the district, and to the assessor and collector for each of those |
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| 23 | 23 | | taxing units. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) An appraisal district, taxing unit, or tax assessor or |
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| 25 | 25 | | collector that posts appraisal record information on the Internet |
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| 26 | 26 | | must provide notice on the main Internet site that provides an |
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| 27 | 27 | | Internet user with the means to search or access the information of |
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| 28 | 28 | | a property owner's right to prohibit online disclosure of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | owner's name in connection with property included in the appraisal |
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| 30 | 30 | | records and the procedure for prohibiting disclosure of that |
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| 31 | 31 | | information. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (c) A choice made under Subsection (a) remains valid until |
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| 33 | 33 | | rescinded in writing by the owner. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (d) This section does not prohibit the online disclosure of |
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| 35 | 35 | | information in appraisal records that identifies property |
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| 36 | 36 | | according to an address if the information does not identify an |
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| 37 | 37 | | owner who has chosen to prohibit disclosure of the owner's name |
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| 38 | 38 | | under Subsection (a) in connection with the property. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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| 40 | 40 | | COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Amend H.B. No. 649 (introduced version) as follows: |
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| 42 | 42 | | (1) On page 1, line 11, between "owner" and "chooses", |
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| 43 | 43 | | insert "is a local, state, or federal official who holds elective |
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| 44 | 44 | | office and". |
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| 45 | 45 | | (2) On page 2, line 1, between "records" and "and", insert |
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| 46 | 46 | | "if the property owner is a local, state, or federal official who |
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| 47 | 47 | | holds elective office". |
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| 48 | 48 | | (3) On page 2, line 3, delete "until" and insert "until the |
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| 49 | 49 | | earlier of the date on which the choice is". |
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| 50 | 50 | | (4) On page 2, line 4, between "owner" and the underlined |
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| 51 | 51 | | period, insert "or the owner is no longer a local, state, or federal |
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| 52 | 52 | | official who holds elective office". |
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| 53 | 53 | | 81R25340 UM-DHilderbran |
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