By: Schatzline H.B. No. 4060
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to restrictions on eligibility to serve on the tax
appraisal district board of directors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.035(a-1), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(a-1) An individual is ineligible to serve on the board of
directors of an appraisal district if the individual:
(1) has served as a member of the board of directors
for all or part of five terms, unless:
(A) the individual was the county
assessor-collector at the time the individual served as a board
member; or
(B) the appraisal district is established in a
county with a population of less than 120,000;
(2) has engaged in the business of appraising property
for compensation for use in proceedings under this title at any time
during the preceding three years;
(3) has engaged in the business of representing
property owners for compensation in proceedings under this title in
the appraisal district at any time during the preceding three
years; [or]
(4) has been an employee of the appraisal district at
any time during the preceding three years;
(5) resigned; or
(6) was recalled under Section 6.033.
SECTION 2. Section 33.035(a-1), Tax Code, as amended by
this Act applies to an individual's eligibility to serve on the
board of directors of an appraisal district before, on, or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2023.