Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.

Contracts

Development Agreements & PID Administration Agreements:

• Amendments Required: You must insert provisions requiring the Municipality or County to strictly comply with the 7-day transmission deadline mandated by Local Government Code Sections 372.013(f) and 372.017.
• Indemnity: Negotiate indemnity clauses to protect against closing delays caused by a municipality's failure to upload data to the Appraisal District.
• Vendor Standards: Contracts with third-party PID administrators must mandate the capability to export assessment rolls in machine-readable formats (CSV, XML, JSON) rather than static PDFs.

Hiring/Training

• Title & Closing Teams: Staff must be retrained to include the Tax Code Section 26.18 website (Truth-in-Taxation site) as a primary verification source for PID assessments during due diligence.
• PID Administrators: Technical staff must be trained on the specific data ingestion requirements of each County Appraisal District where you operate.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• Data Formatting: The law requires assessment rolls be provided in an "electronic format capable of being electronically incorporated" into CAD databases. You must transition all PID records from paper/PDF to database-compatible formats immediately.
• The 7-Day Shot Clock: Internal workflows must be adjusted to verify that the municipality has posted the Service Plan and Notice Form to the public website within 7 days of any update or levy.

Fees & Costs

• Software Upgrades: Expect one-time costs to upgrade PID administration software to generate CAD-compatible export files.
• No New State Fees: The Fiscal Note indicates no new fees from the state, but CADs may charge nominal administrative fees for data integration in the future.