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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas bill expands property tax freeze to all local taxing units for seniors and disabled residents
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to Ways & MeansSponsor: Matt Shaheen
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1829 broadens property tax limitations for disabled individuals and residents aged 65 and older, allowing all local s—not just counties, municipalities, and junior college districts—to cap es on homesteads starting January 1, 2026, pending voter approval of a constitutional amendment.
- House Bill 1829 was introduced during the 89th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature by Representative Shaheen. context
- Texas property tax exemptions and homestead limitations are governed under the state Tax Code and require constitutional amendments for structural changes. 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.
Disabled and elderly homeowners
Eligible residents gain the ability to cap total annual ad valorem taxes imposed by any local taxing unit on their residence homesteads.
Surviving spouses
Surviving spouses meeting age or disability requirements are entitled to maintain the deceased individual's tax limitation.
Local taxing units
Taxing units other than school districts, counties, municipalities, and junior college districts become subject to property tax limitations on qualifying homesteads.
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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 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Ways & Means
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Broadening of Local Property Tax Caps
The bill shifts property tax limitations from a restricted list of local entities to a universal rule covering all local taxing units except school districts.
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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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