H.B. No. 1309

AN ACT relating to the date by which the comptroller must certify the apportioned amount of the market value of railroad rolling stock to a county assessor-collector. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 24.38, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 24.38. CERTIFICATION OF APPORTIONED VALUE. Before July 26 [August 1], the comptroller shall certify to the county assessor-collector for each county in which a railroad operates: (1) the county’s apportioned amount of the market value of each owner’s rolling stock; and (2) the name and business address of each owner. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010. ______________________________                 ______________________________ President of the Senate                              Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1309 was passed by the House on May 7, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1309 was passed by the Senate on May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor