H.B. No. 361
AN ACT
relating to the agricultural advisory board of an appraisal
district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 6.12(b) and (d), Tax Code, are amended
to read as follows:
(b) The [One of the] agricultural advisory board [members
must be a representative of the county agricultural stabilization
and conservation service, and the remainder of the] members must be
landowners of the district whose land qualifies for appraisal under
Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, and who have been residents of
the district for at least five years.
(d) The board shall meet at the call of the chief appraiser
at least once [three times] a year.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in the
qualifications of members of an agricultural advisory board does
not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board
immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to
carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's
term. The change in law applies only to a member appointed on or
after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not prohibit a
person who is a member of the board on the effective date of this Act
from being reappointed to the board if the person has the
qualifications required for a member under Section 6.12, Tax Code,
as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 361 was passed by the House on March
30, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 361 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor