HB1767 - Relating to the procedure by which a taxing unit is required to provide public notice of certain ad valorem tax-related information.

  89R299 TJB-D     By: Landgraf H.B. No. 1767       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the procedure by which a taxing unit is required to   provide public notice of certain ad valorem tax-related   information.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 26.04, Tax Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (e-7) to read as follows:           (e-7)     By August 7 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the   designated officer or employee of a taxing unit required to post   information on the home page of the taxing unit's Internet website   under Subsection (e) shall publish a summary of that information   and the uniform resource locator (URL) address of the location   where that information is posted in a newspaper of general   circulation in each county in which the taxing unit is located. This   subsection does not apply to a taxing unit if:                 (1)     the taxing unit is located wholly or partly in a   county with a population of one million or more; or                 (2)     no part of the taxing unit is located in a county   in which a newspaper of general circulation is published.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an ad valorem tax year that begins on or after the effective date   of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.