86R4646 JES-F
By: Krause H.B. No. 1882
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a request for binding arbitration to appeal appraisal
review board orders involving two or more contiguous tracts of
land.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 41A.03(a-1), Tax Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a-1) If a property owner requests binding arbitration
under this chapter to appeal appraisal review board orders
involving two or more tracts of land that are contiguous to one
another, a single arbitration deposit in the amount provided by
Subsection (a)(2) is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of
Subsection (a)(2). For purposes of this subsection, tracts of land
may not be considered to be noncontiguous on the basis of the
classifications of the tracts of land, provided that the tracts of
land constitute the same economic unit.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a request for binding arbitration under Chapter 41A, Tax Code, that
is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A request for
binding arbitration under Chapter 41A, Tax Code, that is filed
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect on the date the request is filed, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.