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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Bill HB 1622 Permanently Caps Appraisal Value Increases for Certain Non-Homestead Real Property
Last action · March 12, 2025: Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by SpeakerSponsor: Jeff Barry
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 1622 permanently extends the 20 percent annual appraisal value limitation for certain real property other than residence homesteads by removing its scheduled December 31, 2026 expiration date. The measure takes effect January 1, 2026, conditioned upon voter approval of a corresponding constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
owners of real property other than a single-family residence
Their qualifying real property remains subject to a permanent 20 percent annual cap on property tax appraisal increases.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Dec 16, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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