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TX HB2930

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brent Money

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires chief appraisers to distinguish between intensity requirements for various agricultural production methods, including organic, sustainable, pastured poultry, rotational grazing, and other uncommon production methods when evaluating land for open-space appraisal

  • Explicitly adds "producing fruits and vegetables" to the statutory definition of agricultural use for property tax purposes

  • Directs the comptroller to develop guidelines, in consultation with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, appraisal district representatives, and producers, for determining when multiple agricultural uses on a single tract meet the required intensity standards

  • Creates specific guidelines for land under 10 acres used for fruits, vegetables, poultry, hogs, sheep, or goats, though such small-acreage parcels qualifying under these guidelines cannot later convert to wildlife management appraisal

  • Requires the comptroller to distribute guidelines to all appraisal districts by September 1, 2026, with the new provisions applying to tax years beginning January 1, 2027 or later

Legislative Description

Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.

Taxation

Last Action

Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

3/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee3/19/2025

Full Bill Text

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