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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas House Bill 1827 Repeals Additional Ad Valorem Rollback Taxes for Certain Land Use Changes
Last action · May 5, 2025: Left pending in committeeSponsor: Shelby Slawson
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 1827 repeals additional es imposed when certain qualified open-space, timber, and recreational lands undergo a change in use. The measure removes specific tax penalty provisions across the Tax Code, Agriculture Code, and Property Code effective January 1, 2026.
- Texas property tax law traditionally imposes rollback taxes when land receiving special open-space or timber appraisal is converted to another use. context
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.
Property owners
Appraisal districts
Appraisal districts must update notices, appraisal records, and protest procedures to remove references to the repealed rollback taxes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to rollback taxes for land use changes that occurred before January 1, 2026?
Which tax code sections are repealed by HB 1827?
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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
7 actions- May 5, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- May 5, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- May 5, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- May 5, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Ways & Means
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
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- Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Elimination of Land Conversion Penalties
The measure systematically removes rollback tax provisions across multiple chapters of the Tax Code rather than modifying single exemption criteria.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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