85R2181 SMH-F
By: Hernandez H.B. No. 559
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the report prepared by the comptroller on compliance
with agreements under the Texas Economic Development Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 313.032(c) and (d), Tax Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(c) The portion of the report described by Subsection (a)(2)
must be based on data certified to the comptroller by each recipient
or former recipient of a limitation on appraised value under this
chapter. The comptroller shall verify a random sample of not less
than 33 percent of the data certified to the comptroller using
information from the Texas Workforce Commission, the chief
appraiser of the applicable appraisal district, or other sources
the comptroller considers reliable.
(d) The comptroller may require a recipient or former
recipient of a limitation on appraised value under this chapter to
submit, on a form the comptroller provides, information required to
complete the report. Information submitted by a recipient or
former recipient of a limitation on appraised value under this
chapter that contains personal identifying information of an
individual is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
Chapter 552, Government Code, or Chapter 111 of this code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.