H.B. No. 3439
An act relating to the representation of a property owner by an agent in a property tax matter.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Section 1.11(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) To be effective, a request made under this section must be filed with the appraisal district. A request remains in effect until revoked by a written revocation filed with the appraisal district by the owner or the owner’s designated agent.
SECTION 2.
Sections 1.111(c) and (i), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows: (c) The designation of an agent under this section remains in effect until revoked in a written revocation filed with the appraisal district by the property owner or designated agent. The designated agent revoking the designation must send notice of the revocation by certified mail to the property owner at the owner’s last known address. A designation may be made to expire according to its own terms but is still subject to prior revocation by the property owner or designated agent.
(i) An appraisal review board shall accept and consider a motion or protest filed by an agent of a property owner if an agency authorization is filed at or before the hearing on the motion or protest.
SECTION 3.
This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3439 was passed by the House on May 8, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3439 was passed by the Senate on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.