TITLE: Relating to the exemption of certain real estate professionals from registration as property tax consultants.

SUMMARY: Relating to the exemption of certain real estate professionals from registration as property tax consultants.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the exemption of certain real estate professionals from registration as property tax consultants. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1152.002(a), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A person is not required to be registered under this chapter if the person: (1) is acting under a general power of attorney, unless the person represents that the person is a property tax consultant, agent, advisor, or representative; (2) is licensed to practice law in this state; (3) is an employee of a property owner or of an affiliated or subsidiary company of a property owner and performs property tax consulting services for: (A) the property owner; or (B) a partnership, joint venture, or corporation in which the property owner owns an interest; (4) is a lessee of a property owner and is designated as the agent of the owner in accordance with Section 1.111, Tax Code; (5) is a public employee or officer and assists a property owner in the course of the employee's or officer's duties; (6) is a certified public accountant under Chapter 901; (7) assists another person in the performance of property tax consulting services or provides testimony on behalf of the other person at a protest hearing under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code; [or] (8) holds an active real estate broker license or an active real estate salesperson license under Chapter 1101 and provides property tax consulting services only in connection with farms, ranches, or single-family residences [and: [(A) holds an active real estate broker license or an active real estate salesperson license under Chapter 1101];or (9) [(B)] is a licensed real estate appraiser or certified real estate appraiser under Chapter 1103 and provides property tax consulting services only in connection with farms, ranches, single-family residences, or commercial properties.SECTION 2. 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.