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TX HB 4809

enacted

Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 4809 pass?

Yes. TX HB 4809 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 4809 about?

TX HB 4809 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4809?

Meyer, West are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4809.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Meyerprimary
  • Westprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-03

    Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-17

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

  5. 2025-04-17

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-17

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  7. 2025-04-17

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-17

    Left pending in subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-24

    Considered by s/c in formal meeting

  10. 2025-04-24

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  11. 2025-04-24

    Reported from s/c favorably with substitute

  12. 2025-05-01

    Considered in formal meeting

  13. 2025-05-01

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  14. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-05-06

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  16. 2025-05-07

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-05-07

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  20. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-13

    Passed to engrossment

  22. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  25. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  26. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-05-14

    Received from the House

    introduction

  30. 2025-05-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-05-15

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-19

    Vote taken in committee

  35. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-05-20

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  37. 2025-05-20

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-05-21

    Placed on intent calendar

  39. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  40. 2025-05-21

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  42. 2025-05-21

    Vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-21

    Three day rule suspended

  44. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  46. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  47. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  48. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  49. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  50. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the House

    passage

  51. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  52. 2025-05-23

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  53. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  54. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 140-0

    Member-level votes (155)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Harrison: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • M: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 140-1

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Canales: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Olcot: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Martinez Fische: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 4809 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-21 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Hall: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04800_HB04899/HB 4809.xml

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