86R6928 JES-F
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1704
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of a person for appointment as an
arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appraisal review board
order.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 41A.07(f), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(f) A person is not eligible for appointment as an
arbitrator under Subsection (a) if at any time during the preceding
two [five] years, the person has:
(1) represented a person for compensation in a
proceeding under this title in the appraisal district in which the
property that is the subject of the appeal is located;
(2) served as an officer or employee of that appraisal
district; or
(3) served as a member of the appraisal review board
for that appraisal district.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.