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TX SB 973

enacted

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

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 973 pass?

Yes. TX SB 973 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 973 about?

TX SB 973 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 973?

Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Middleton and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 973.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Eckhardtprimary
  • Gutierrezprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Westprimary
  • Turnerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-22

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-22

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  3. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-30

    Read

  11. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-28

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  16. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-28

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  22. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  23. 2025-05-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  24. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

  25. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  26. 2025-05-21

    Committee report distributed

  27. 2025-05-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  28. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-05-07

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

  31. 2025-05-07

    Considered by s/c in formal meeting

  32. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in subcommittee

  33. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  34. 2025-05-01

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  35. 2025-05-01

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

  36. 2025-04-22

    Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  38. 2025-03-27

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  39. 2025-03-26

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-03-26

    Record vote

  41. 2025-03-26

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-03-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-03-26

    Record vote

  44. 2025-03-26

    Three day rule suspended

  45. 2025-03-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-03-26

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  47. 2025-03-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  48. 2025-03-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  49. 2025-03-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  50. 2025-03-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  51. 2025-03-24

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  52. 2025-03-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2025-03-20

    Vote taken in committee

  54. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  55. 2025-03-17

    Left pending in committee

  56. 2025-03-17

    Considered in public hearing

  57. 2025-03-17

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  58. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  59. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  60. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  61. 2025-01-29

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 973 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-26 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hancock: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Schwertner: no

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 82-57

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bell, C.: no
    • Bell, K.: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • Darby: no
    • Dean: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kitzman: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Landgraf: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Lujan: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • VanDeaver: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • DeAyala: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Pierson: absent
    • Virdell: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 79-58

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bell, K.: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Buckley: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Curry: no
    • Darby: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kitzman: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lujan: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • A: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Ward Johnso: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hancock: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Schwertner: no

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