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HB4742 • 2025

Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.

Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Geren
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
05/15/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.

Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  2. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2642

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  6. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  7. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2528

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  14. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  15. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  16. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  17. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  18. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in formal meeting

  19. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s)

  20. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  21. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  22. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  23. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  24. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

  26. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 4742 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Geren

H.B. No. 4742

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal

of property by the appraisal district.

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

SECTION 1. Section 25.18, Tax Code, is amended by adding

subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d)

If the appraisal district does not reappraise property

in a tax year, a school district by resolution adopted by its

governing body may require the appraisal office to reappraise all

property within the school district pursuant to Section 23.01(a).

On or before the deadline requested by the school district, which

deadline may not be less than 30 days after the date the resolution

is delivered to the appraisal office, the chief appraiser shall

complete the reappraisal and deliver to the school district

supplemental appraisal records as provided by Section 25.23.

The

school district must pay the appraisal district for the cost of

making the reappraisal.

The chief appraiser shall provide

sufficient personnel to make the reappraisals required by this

subsection on or before the deadline requested by the school

district.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.