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SB974 • 2025

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

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Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
Eckhardt | Bettencourt | Cook | Gutierrez | Parker | Paxton | West
Last action
2025-06-22
Official status
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

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 eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

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. 2025-06-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vetoed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  8. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  9. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3901

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  16. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Failed to pass to 3rd reading

  18. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3772

  19. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    1 hr. notice-for reconsideration

  21. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered

  22. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3797

  23. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  25. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3798

  26. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  28. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  29. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  30. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  31. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  32. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  33. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  34. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  35. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in formal meeting

  36. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

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

  37. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

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

  38. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  39. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  40. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  41. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  42. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

  43. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  44. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  45. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  46. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  47. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  48. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  49. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  50. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  51. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  52. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  53. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  54. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  55. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  56. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  57. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  58. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  59. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  60. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  61. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  62. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  63. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  64. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  65. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  66. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  67. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 974 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 974

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school

district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an

appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

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

SECTION 1. Section 6.411, Tax Code, is amended by adding

Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b-1)

A member of the board of trustees of an independent

school district or an employee of the district commits an offense if

the member or employee communicates with a member of the appraisal

review board who is employed by the school district as a teacher

with the intent to influence a decision by the member in the

member's capacity as a member of the appraisal review board.

SECTION 2. Section 6.412(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as

follows:

(c)
Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a
[
A
]

person is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board if the

person is a member of the board of directors, [
an
] officer, or

employee of the appraisal district, an employee of the comptroller,

or a member of the governing body, officer, or employee of a taxing

unit.
A person employed by a school district as a teacher may serve

on the appraisal review board.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 974 passed the Senate on

March 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 8; and that

the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the

following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 974 passed the House, with

amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 80,

Nays 56, two present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor