By: Seliger S.B. No. 916
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information regarding certain noncompliance by an
appraisal district in the Texas Department of Licensing and
Regulation records of a professional property tax appraiser serving
as chief appraiser for the district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1151, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1151.109 to read as follows:
Sec. 1151.109. INFORMATION ON APPRAISAL DISTRICT REVIEWS.
(a) The commission by rule shall require the department to include
an electronic link to the report on each biennial review conducted
by the comptroller under Section 5.102(c), Tax Code, of an
appraisal district's performance in the record of the registered
professional appraiser who served as chief appraiser for the
appraisal district at the time the comptroller finalized the
review.
(b) An appraisal district may request from the department
the information on a registered professional appraiser whom the
board of directors of the appraisal district is considering for
appointment as chief appraiser of the appraisal district. The
department shall inform the requestor of the status of any
compliance efforts of an appraisal district under Section 5.102(d),
Tax Code, during previous reviews in which the appraiser served as
chief appraiser of that appraisal district.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall
adopt rules to implement Section 1151.109, Occupations Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.