Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4864 Compare Versions

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2	2	By: Metcalf H.B. No. 4864
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the eligibility of a person to serve as an arbitrator in
10	10	a binding arbitration of an appeal of an appraisal review board
11	11	order.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 41A.06(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
14	14	as follows:
15	15	(b) To initially qualify to serve as an arbitrator under
16	16	this chapter, a person must:
17	17	(1) meet the following requirements, as applicable:
18	18	(A) be licensed as an attorney in this state; or
19	19	(B) have:
20	20	(i) completed at least 30 hours of training
21	21	in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution procedures from a
22	22	university, college, or legal or real estate trade association; and
23	23	(ii) been licensed or certified
24	24	continuously during the five years preceding the date the person
25	25	agrees to serve as an arbitrator as:
26	26	(a) a real estate broker or sales
27	27	agent under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code;
28	28	(b) a real estate appraiser under
29	29	Chapter 1103, Occupations Code; [or]
30	30	(c) a certified public accountant
31	31	under Chapter 901, Occupations Code; or
32	32	(d) a registered professional
33	33	appraiser under Chapter 1151, Occupations Code;
34	34	(2) complete the courses for training and education of
35	35	appraisal review board members established under Sections 5.041(a)
36	36	and (e-1) and be issued a certificate for each course indicating
37	37	course completion;
38	38	(3) complete the training program on property tax law
39	39	for the training and education of arbitrators established under
40	40	Section 5.043; and
41	41	(4) agree to conduct an arbitration for a fee that is
42	42	not more than:
43	43	(A) $400, if the property qualifies as the
44	44	owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised
45	45	or market value, as applicable, of the property is $500,000 or less,
46	46	as determined by the order;
47	47	(B) $450, if the property qualifies as the
48	48	owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised
49	49	or market value, as applicable, of the property is more than
50	50	$500,000, as determined by the order;
51	51	(C) $450, if the property does not qualify as the
52	52	owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised
53	53	or market value, as applicable, of the property is $1 million or
54	54	less, as determined by the order;
55	55	(D) $750, if the property does not qualify as the
56	56	owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised
57	57	or market value, as applicable, of the property is more than $1
58	58	million but not more than $2 million, as determined by the order;
59	59	(E) $1,000, if the property does not qualify as
60	60	the owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the
61	61	appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property is more
62	62	than $2 million but not more than $3 million, as determined by the
63	63	order; or
64	64	(F) $1,500, if the property does not qualify as
65	65	the owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the
66	66	appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property is more
67	67	than $3 million but not more than $5 million, as determined by the
68	68	order.
69	69	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
70	70	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
71	71	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
72	72	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
73	73	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.