SB291 • 2025

Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Schwertner
Last action: 2025-05-24
Official status: 05/24/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property.

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Bill History

2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Land & Resource Management
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Laid before the Senate
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Co-author authorized
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to State Affairs
2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 291 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Schwertner, et al.

S.B. No. 291

(Gates)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an

entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to

acquire real property.

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

SECTION 1. Section 21.0111(a), Property Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) An entity with eminent domain authority that wants to

acquire real property for a public use shall, by certified mail,

return receipt requested, disclose to the property owner at the

time an offer to purchase or lease the property is made any and all

appraisal reports produced or acquired by the entity relating

specifically to the owner's property and prepared in the 10 years

preceding the date of the offer.
An entity that fails to meet the

requirements of this subsection is liable to the owner for

reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the owner to obtain a

disclosure required by this subsection.

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

to the acquisition of real property in connection with an initial

offer made under Section 21.0113, Property Code, on or after the

effective date of this Act. An acquisition of real property in

connection with an initial offer made under Section 21.0113,

Property Code, before the effective date of this Act is governed by

the law applicable to the acquisition immediately before the

effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for

that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.