Bill Text: TX HB3564 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to certain communications regarding the appointment of certain appraisal review board members; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-11 - Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar [HB3564 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB3564-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Howard, King of Parker | H.B. No. 3564 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3564: | |||
| By: Button | C.S.H.B. No. 3564 | ||
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| relating to certain communications regarding the appointment of | ||
| certain appraisal review board members; amending provisions | ||
| subject to a criminal penalty. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 6.41(i), Tax Code, is amended to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (i) This subsection applies only to an appraisal district | ||
| described by Subsection (d-1). A chief appraiser or another | ||
| employee or agent of the appraisal district, a member of the | ||
| appraisal review board for the appraisal district, a member of the | ||
| board of directors of the appraisal district, a property tax | ||
| consultant, or an agent of a property owner commits an offense if | ||
| the person communicates with the local administrative district | ||
| judge regarding the appointment of appraisal review board members. | ||
| This subsection does not apply to: | ||
| (1) a communication between a member of the appraisal | ||
| review board and the local administrative district judge regarding | ||
| the member's reappointment to the board; | ||
| (2) a communication between the taxpayer liaison | ||
| officer for the appraisal district and the local administrative | ||
| district judge in the course of the performance of the officer's | ||
| clerical duties so long as the officer does not offer an opinion or | ||
| comment regarding the appointment of appraisal review board | ||
| members; or | ||
| (3) a communication between a chief appraiser or | ||
| another employee or agent of the appraisal district, a member of the | ||
| appraisal review board for the appraisal district, or a member of | ||
| the board of directors of the appraisal district and the local | ||
| administrative district judge regarding information relating to or | ||
| described by Subsection (d-1), (d-5), or (f) of this section or | ||
| Section 411.1296, Government Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
