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AN ACT
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relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the |
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prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, |
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an appraisal district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.027(b), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to: |
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(1) an aerial photograph that depicts [five or] more |
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than one separately owned building; |
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(2) a street level photograph of only the exterior of a |
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building; or |
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(3) a field record or overhead sketch of the property |
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that depicts only: |
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(A) the outline of one or more buildings on the |
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property; |
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(B) the general landscape features of the |
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property, including ponds, pools, and walls; and |
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(C) the dimensions of or distances between the |
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buildings and features depicted [buildings]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.18(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Each appraisal office shall implement the plan for |
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periodic reappraisal of property approved by the board of directors |
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under Section 6.05(i). The plan may not include a standard or |
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timeline that prevents the chief appraiser from appraising property |
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as necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 23.01(a). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 973 passed the Senate on |
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March 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 973 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 79, |
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Nays 58, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |