82R8126 EES-F
By: Deuell S.B. No. 1334
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dismissal of complaints against property tax
professionals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1151.204, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1151.204. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINTS [COMPLAINT RELATING
TO APPRAISED VALUE]. (a) After investigation, the department may
dismiss a complaint without conducting a hearing if[:
[(1)] the complaint [challenges only the appraised
value of a property or another matter for which Title I, Tax Code,
specifies a remedy and] does not credibly allege a violation of this
chapter or the standards established by the commission for
registrants under this chapter[; and
[(2) the disagreement has not been resolved in the
complainant's favor by an appraisal review board or court].
(b) After investigation, the department shall dismiss a
complaint without conducting a hearing if:
(1) the complaint challenges only the imposition of or
failure to waive penalties or interest under Sections 33.01 and
33.011, Tax Code, or the appraised value of a property; and
(2) the disagreement has not been resolved in the
complainant's favor by settlement or waiver or by an appraisal
review board, governing body, arbitrator, or court.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
1151.204, Occupations Code, applies only to a complaint filed on or
after the effective date of this Act. A complaint filed before that
date is governed by the law in effect on the date the complaint was
filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.