| 1 | 1 | | 88R8030 TJB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Button H.B. No. 5057 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a requirement that certain appraisal districts maintain |
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| 8 | 8 | | an Internet website and post certain information on the website. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 6, Tax Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Section 6.17 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 6.17. INTERNET WEBSITE REQUIRED FOR POPULOUS |
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| 13 | 13 | | DISTRICTS. An appraisal district established in a county with a |
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| 14 | 14 | | population of 120,000 or more shall maintain an Internet website. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Section 25.02, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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| 16 | 16 | | Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (a-1) This subsection applies only to an appraisal district |
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| 18 | 18 | | established in a county with a population of 120,000 or more. The |
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| 19 | 19 | | chief appraiser shall post on the appraisal district's Internet |
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| 20 | 20 | | website the district's appraisal records, other than records that |
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| 21 | 21 | | are confidential under law, and must continuously update the posted |
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| 22 | 22 | | records to include any change in the appraised value of property. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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