| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to certain communications regarding the appointment or |
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| 8 | 6 | | conduct of certain appraisal review board members; amending |
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| 9 | 7 | | provisions subject to a criminal penalty. |
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| 10 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 6.41(i), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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| 12 | 10 | | follows: |
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| 13 | 11 | | (i) This subsection applies only to an appraisal district |
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| 14 | 12 | | described by Subsection (d-1). A chief appraiser or another |
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| 15 | 13 | | employee or agent of the appraisal district, a member of the |
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| 16 | 14 | | appraisal review board for the appraisal district, a member of the |
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| 17 | 15 | | board of directors of the appraisal district, a property tax |
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| 18 | 16 | | consultant, or an agent of a property owner commits an offense if |
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| 19 | 17 | | the person communicates with the local administrative district |
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| 20 | 18 | | judge regarding the appointment of appraisal review board members. |
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| 21 | 19 | | This subsection does not apply to: |
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| 22 | 20 | | (1) a communication between a member of the appraisal |
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| 23 | 21 | | review board and the local administrative district judge regarding |
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| 24 | 22 | | the member's reappointment to the board; |
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| 25 | 23 | | (2) a communication between the taxpayer liaison |
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| 26 | 24 | | officer for the appraisal district and the local administrative |
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| 27 | 25 | | district judge in the course of the performance of the officer's |
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| 28 | 26 | | clerical duties so long as the officer does not offer an opinion or |
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| 29 | 27 | | comment regarding the appointment of appraisal review board |
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| 30 | 28 | | members; [or] |
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| 31 | 29 | | (3) a communication between a chief appraiser or |
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| 32 | 30 | | another employee or agent of the appraisal district, a member of the |
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| 33 | 31 | | appraisal review board for the appraisal district, or a member of |
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| 34 | 32 | | the board of directors of the appraisal district and the local |
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| 35 | 33 | | administrative district judge regarding information relating to or |
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| 36 | 34 | | described by Subsection (d-1), (d-5), or (f) of this section or |
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| 37 | 35 | | Section 411.1296, Government Code; or |
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| 38 | 36 | | (4) a communication between a property tax consultant |
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| 39 | 37 | | or a property owner or an agent of the property owner and the |
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| 40 | 38 | | taxpayer liaison officer for the appraisal district regarding |
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| 41 | 39 | | information relating to or described by Subsection (f). The |
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| 42 | 40 | | taxpayer liaison officer for the appraisal district shall report |
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| 43 | 41 | | the contents of the communication relating to or described by |
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| 44 | 42 | | Subsection (f) to the local administrative district judge. |
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| 45 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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| 44 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 45 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1468 passed the Senate on |
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| 47 | + | May 5, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 48 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1468 passed the House on |
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| 51 | + | May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, |
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| 52 | + | two present not voting. |
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| 53 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 55 | + | Approved: |
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| 56 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | + | Date |
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| 58 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 59 | + | Governor |
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