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Committee approves bill letting taxpayers sue after a managed-audit bypass conference

2695779 · March 19, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted 13–0 to report Senate Bill 266, which would let taxpayers challenge managed-audit results in district court after a bypass conference and stay collection actions while suit is pending, subject to bond requirements.

The Committee on Finance voted 13–0 to report Senate Bill 266 favorably after Senator Perry explained that the bill extends an existing ‘‘bypass’’ option to managed-audit refund procedures. The bill’s language mirrors changes made in prior legislation (SB 903) and was developed with the comptroller’s office and stakeholders.

Under the measure as explained by Senator Perry and a…

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