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TX SB973

Bill

Status

Passed

6/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Eckhardt

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands restrictions on appraisal district internet postings by prohibiting aerial photographs that depict more than one separately owned building (changed from previous threshold of five or more buildings)

  • Permits appraisal districts to post street-level photographs showing only the exterior of buildings online

  • Allows posting of field records or overhead sketches that show only building outlines, general landscape features (ponds, pools, walls), and dimensions/distances between buildings and features

  • Prohibits periodic reappraisal plans from including standards or timelines that would prevent the chief appraiser from appraising property as needed to comply with market value requirements under Section 23.01(a)

  • Takes effect immediately with two-thirds vote of both chambers, otherwise September 1, 2025; passed Senate 28-2 on March 26, 2025 and House 79-58 on May 28, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.

Taxation

Last Action

Effective on 9/1/25

6/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee4/22/2025
Local Government2/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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