Bill Text: TX HB1169 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information in the possession of an appraisal district; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-21 - Left pending in committee [HB1169 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB1169-Engrossed.html

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84R8577 LEH-F
By: Flynn, Fallon, Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 1169

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the confidentiality of certain information in the
possession of an appraisal district; amending provisions subject to
a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.27(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as
follows:
(a) Rendition statements and the information contained in
those statements and [, real and personal property reports,
attachments to those statements and reports, and other information
the owner of property provides to the appraisal office in
connection with the appraisal of the property, including] income
and expense information related to a property filed with an
appraisal office is confidential. Other information the owner of
property provides to the appraisal office in connection with the
appraisal of property after a promise it will be held confidential
and information voluntarily disclosed to an appraisal office or the
comptroller about real or personal property sales prices after a
promise it will be held confidential is [, are] confidential [and
not open to public inspection]. Information that is confidential
under this subsection [The statements and reports and the
information they contain about specific real or personal property
or a specific real or personal property owner and information
voluntarily disclosed to an appraisal office about real or personal
property sales prices after a promise it will be held confidential]
may not be disclosed to anyone other than an employee of the
appraisal office who appraises property except as authorized by
Subsection (b) [of this section].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was
committed before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.