By: Elkins H.B. No. 3895
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to ad valorem tax protests and appeals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code, is amended by
adding Section 41.445 to read as follows:
Sec. 41.445. INFORMAL CONFERENCE. (a) A property owner who
files a notice of protest may request an informal conference with
the appraisal office before a hearing on the protest under Section
41.45. The request must be in writing and must be delivered to the
appraisal office not later than the 15th day before the date of the
scheduled hearing on the protest. The appraisal office shall meet
with the property owner if the office receives a timely request
under this section.
(b) An appraisal office may not hold an informal conference
with a property owner who has not filed a notice of protest.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.