Bill Text: TX HB241 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the notice provided by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the availability of agreement forms authorizing certain electronic communications.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB241 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB241-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 241 | ||
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| relating to the notice provided by the chief appraiser of an | ||
| appraisal district of the availability of agreement forms | ||
| authorizing certain electronic communications. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 1.085(h), Tax Code, is amended to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (h) This subsection applies to the chief appraiser of an | ||
| appraisal district only if the appraisal district is located in a | ||
| county described by Subsection (g) or the chief appraiser has | ||
| decided to authorize electronic communication under this section | ||
| and the appraisal district has implemented a system that allows | ||
| such communication. The chief appraiser shall provide notice | ||
| regarding the availability of agreement forms authorizing | ||
| electronic communication under this section. The chief appraiser | ||
| shall provide the notice by: | ||
| (1) publishing a notice in a newspaper having general | ||
| circulation in the district at least once on or before February 1 of | ||
| each year that includes the words "Notice of Availability of | ||
| Electronic Communications"; or | ||
| (2) delivering the agreement form on or before | ||
| February 1, or as soon as practicable after that date, to each owner | ||
| of property shown on the certified appraisal roll for the preceding | ||
| tax year and on or before February 1 of each subsequent year, or as | ||
| soon as practicable after that date, to each new owner of property | ||
| shown on the certified appraisal roll for the preceding tax year. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 241 was passed by the House on April | ||
| 3, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 241 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
