HBA-KDB S.B. 650 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 650 By: Carona Ways & Means 4/27/2001 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, there is a cap on appraisal review board membership (membership) in county appraisal districts based on the county population in which the appraisal district is located. There is concern that appraisal review boards in heavily populated counties may have difficulty in fulfilling their duties because of the cap on membership. Senate Bill 650 increases the number of appraisal review board members authorized to be elected by the appraisal district board of directors of an appraisal district established for certain counties. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS Senate Bill 650 amends the Tax Code to increase from 15 to 40 the maximum number of appraisal review board members (members) authorized to be elected by the appraisal district board of directors (board of directors) of an appraisal district (district) established for a county with a population of at least 250,000. The bill increases from 30 to 75 the maximum number of members authorized to be elected by the board of directors of a district established for a county with a population of at least 500,000, rather than one million. The bill deletes the provision authorizing the board of directors to increase the number of members in a district established for a county with a population of at least 1.5 million. The bill repeals provisions relating to auxiliary members in certain counties. EFFECTIVE DATE January 1, 2002.