Bill Text: TX HB139 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 139 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a property owner to request that notice of a protest hearing before the appraisal review board be delivered by certified mail.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-13 - Referred to Ways & Means [HB139 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB139-Introduced.html

	85R2807 SMT-D

	By: Bell	H.B. No. 139



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of a property owner to request that notice
	of a protest hearing before the appraisal review board be delivered
	by certified mail.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 41.46, Tax Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d) The appraisal review board shall deliver notice of the
	hearing by certified mail if, in the notice of protest under Section
	41.44, the property owner requests delivery by certified mail. The
	board may require the property owner to pay the cost of postage
	under this subsection.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.