TITLE: Relating to the eligibility of a person for appointment as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order.

SUMMARY: Relating to the eligibility of a person for appointment as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the eligibility of a person for appointment as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 41A.07(f), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) A person is not eligible for appointment as an arbitrator under Subsection (a) if at any time during the preceding two [five] years, the person has: (1) represented a person for compensation in a proceeding under this title in the appraisal district in which the property that is the subject of the appeal is located; (2) served as an officer or employee of that appraisal district; or (3) served as a member of the appraisal review board for that appraisal district. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.