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| 1 | 1 | By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1809 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to ad valorem tax protests and appeals. | |
| 7 | 7 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 8 | 8 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code, is amended by | |
| 9 | 9 | adding Section 41.445 to read as follows: | |
| 10 | 10 | Sec. 41.445. INFORMAL CONFERENCE. (a) A property owner | |
| 11 | 11 | who files a notice of protest may request an informal conference | |
| 12 | 12 | with the appraisal office before a hearing on the protest under | |
| 13 | 13 | Section 41.45. The request must be in writing and must be delivered | |
| 14 | 14 | to the appraisal office not later than the 15th day before the date | |
| 15 | 15 | of the scheduled hearing on the protest. The appraisal office shall | |
| 16 | 16 | meet with the property owner if the office receives a timely request | |
| 17 | 17 | under this section. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) An appraisal office may not hold an informal conference | |
| 19 | 19 | with a property owner who has not filed a notice of protest. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |