CS/HB 7005: Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
JOINT RESOLUTION by Policy & Budget Council ; Government Efficiency & Accountability Council ; Attkisson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Frishe ; Grimsley ; Harrell ; Hasner ; Precourt ; Reagan ; Zapata
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to entitle persons contesting assessment of ad valorem taxes to full & fair opportunity to challenge property appraiser's assessment of value of property; specifies in challenges to property appraiser's assessment of value for purposes of taxation that property appraiser's assessment enjoys no presumption of correctness, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2008 | House | 
                                    • Filed | 
                        
| 3/3/2008 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Policy & Budget Council | 
                        
| 3/4/2008 | House | 
                                    • Introduced, referred to Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00122 | 
                        
| 3/7/2008 | House | 
                                    • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 03/11/08, 1:00 pm, 212-K --Workshop-Not discussed | 
                        
| 3/14/2008 | House | 
                                    • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 03/18/08, 3:15 pm, 212-K --Temporarily deferred | 
                        
| 3/21/2008 | House | 
                                    • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 03/25/08, 1:00 pm, 212-K --Removed from agenda | 
                        
| 3/28/2008 | House | 
                                    • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/01/08, 1:15 pm, 212-K | 
                        
| 4/1/2008 | House | 
                                    • CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS  23  NAYS  7 -HJ 00404 | 
                        
| 4/2/2008 | House | 
                                    • CS read 1st time on 04/02/08 -HJ 00399; CS filed; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00399 | 
                        
| 4/22/2008 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00700 | 
                        
| 4/23/2008 | House | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -HJ 00723; CS passed; YEAS  86  NAYS  29 -HJ 00723 | 
                        
| 4/23/2008 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages | 
                        
| 5/2/2008 | Senate | 
                                    • Died in Messages |