H.B. No. 394
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the information in ad valorem tax appraisal records
  that may not be posted on the Internet by an appraisal district.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 25.027, Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 25.027.  RESTRICTION ON POSTING INFORMATION ON INTERNET
  WEBSITE [REGARDING CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY].  
  (a)  Information in appraisal records may not be posted on the
  Internet if the information:
               (1)  is a photograph, sketch, or floor plan of an
  improvement to real property that is designed primarily for use as a
  human residence; or
               (2)  indicates the age of a property owner, including
  information indicating that a property owner is 65 years of age or
  older.
         (b)  Subsection (a)(1) [This section] does not apply to an
  aerial photograph that depicts five or more separately owned
  buildings.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than the effective date of this Act,
  the chief appraiser for each appraisal district shall ensure that
  information described by Section 25.027(a)(2), Tax Code, as added
  by this Act, that is posted on an Internet website controlled by the
  appraisal district is removed from the website.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 394 was passed by the House on May 5,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 394 was passed by the Senate on May
  23, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor