By: McClendon, et al. (Senate Sponsor - West)	H.B. No. 394
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2015;
	May 11, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
	and Commerce; May 20, 2015, reported favorably by the following
	vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 20, 2015, sent to printer.)
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	COMMITTEE VOTE
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	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	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.
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