2025S0185-1 03/06/25     By: Hancock S.B. No. 2452     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the compensation of the chief apprasier of an appraisal   district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 6.05(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as   follows:          (d)  Except as provided by Section 6.0501, the chief   appraiser is entitled to compensation as provided by the budget   adopted by the board of directors. No portion of the [The] chief   appraiser's compensation may [not] be directly or indirectly linked   to the expectation of an increase in the total market, appraised, or   taxable value of property in the appraisal district. Except as   provided by Section 6.0501, the chief appraiser may employ and   compensate professional, clerical, and other personnel as provided   by the budget, with the exception of a general counsel to the   appraisal district.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.