Relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district, appraisal review board, or chief appraiser that prevails in an appeal on the ground that a property has been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes unequally.

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district, appraisal review board, or chief appraiser that prevails in an appeal on the ground that a property has been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes unequally.

Relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district, appraisal review board, or chief appraiser that prevails in an appeal on the ground that a property has been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes unequally.

What This Bill Does

• Relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district, appraisal review board, or chief appraiser that prevails in an appeal on the ground that a property has been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes unequally.

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Official Summary Text

Relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district, appraisal review board, or chief appraiser that prevails in an appeal on the ground that a property has been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes unequally.

Current Bill Text

89(R) HB 4613 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R16118 CS-D

By: Turner

H.B. No. 4613

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district,

appraisal review board, or chief appraiser that prevails in an

appeal on the ground that a property has been appraised for ad

valorem tax purposes unequally.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 42.29, Tax Code, is amended by amending

Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the amount of an award

of attorney's fees
to a property owner
may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) $100,000; or

(2) the total amount by which the property owner's tax

liability is reduced as a result of the appeal.

(c)

An appraisal district, an appraisal review board, or a

chief appraiser that prevails in an appeal under Section 42.26 may

be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. The amount of the award may

not exceed $100,000.

SECTION 2. Section 42.29, Tax Code, as amended by this Act,

applies only to an appeal under Chapter 42, Tax Code, for which a

petition for review is filed on or after the effective date of this

Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.