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HB2723 • 2025

Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.

Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Cunningham | Noble | Canales | Leo Wilson
Last action
2025-05-24
Official status
05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Effective date
2025-05-24

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.

Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 1/1/26

  3. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  8. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  9. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  21. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  26. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  27. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  28. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  29. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#568

  30. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  33. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  34. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#518

  36. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  40. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  41. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  42. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  43. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  44. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  47. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  51. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2723 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2723

AN ACT

relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for

an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for

human burial.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 11.43, Tax Code, is amended by adding

Subsections (t) and (u) to read as follows:

(t)

Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c), the chief

appraiser of an appraisal district in which property described by

Section 11.17 is located shall grant the exemption authorized by

that section for the property if:

(1) a person does not apply for the exemption;

(2)

the chief appraiser knows or should know based on a

reasonable inspection of the property that the property is a

property described by that section; and

(3) the owner of the property is not identifiable.

(u)

A chief appraiser may request the assistance of a state

agency, municipality, county, county historical commission, or

other governmental or nonprofit entity to help determine whether a

property is a property described by Section 11.17 for the purpose of

Subsection (t)(2).

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an ad valorem tax year that begins on or after the effective date

of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2723 was passed by the House on April

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 120, Nays 6, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2723 was passed by the Senate on May

9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor