85R2181 SMH-F
 
  By: Hernandez H.B. No. 559
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the report prepared by the comptroller on compliance
  with agreements under the Texas Economic Development Act.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 313.032(c) and (d), Tax Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The portion of the report described by Subsection (a)(2)
  must be based on data certified to the comptroller by each recipient
  or former recipient of a limitation on appraised value under this
  chapter. The comptroller shall verify a random sample of not less
  than 33 percent of the data certified to the comptroller using
  information from the Texas Workforce Commission, the chief
  appraiser of the applicable appraisal district, or other sources
  the comptroller considers reliable.
         (d)  The comptroller may require a recipient or former
  recipient of a limitation on appraised value under this chapter to
  submit, on a form the comptroller provides, information required to
  complete the report. Information submitted by a recipient or
  former recipient of a limitation on appraised value under this
  chapter that contains personal identifying information of an
  individual is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
  Chapter 552, Government Code, or Chapter 111 of this code.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.