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TX HB329

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Cecil Bell

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires appraisal review boards to automatically rule in favor of residential property owners who submit a certified appraisal supporting their claimed property value, and to change the official appraised value to match the owner's submitted appraisal

  • Property owners must file the appraisal with the review board and deliver a copy to the chief appraiser at least 14 days before the hearing date

  • The independent appraisal must be performed by a state-certified appraiser within 180 days before the hearing, attested before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and comply with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

  • Filing a fraudulent appraisal with the review board where the appraiser had a contingency interest in the hearing outcome constitutes a Class B misdemeanor under the Penal Code

  • Applies to protests filed on or after September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to a requirement that an appraisal review board rely on an appraisal of residential real property prepared by an appraiser and submitted to the board by the property owner to determine a protest regarding the value of the property.

Property Interests

Last Action

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

4/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee2/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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