20. HB 1229 3rd Reading

Final Passage; May 13, 2009 Record Vote #806 (Journal Page 337): 140 Yeas, 4 Nays, 1 PNV

YCT Yea. HB 1229 would have transferred the authority for appointing and removing members of an appraisal review board from the appraisal district board of directors to the county judge in which the appraisal district is established. The bill would have improved accountability by putting an elected official in charge of appointments rather than an unelected board. Public officials shouldn’t be able to hide behind unelected and unaccountable boards and should be accountable to the voters.