By: Otto H.B. No. 3193
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain appeals through binding arbitration of
appraisal review board orders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 41A.01, Tax Code, is amended to read as
follows:
(a) To appeal an appraisal review board order under this
chapter, a property owner must file with the appraisal district not
later than the 45th day after the date the property owner receives
notice of the order:
(1) a completed request for binding arbitration under
this chapter in the form prescribed by Section 41A.04; and
(2) an arbitration deposit made payable to the
comptroller in the amount of[:]
[(A)] $500 [; or
[(B) $250, if the property owner requests
expedited arbitration under Section 41A.031].
SECTION 2. Section 41A.031 is repealed.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act is a
procedural change to existing law and is applicable to any
proceedings pending or not finalized as of the effective date of
this bill.
SECTION 4. This Act takes on January 1, 2014.