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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1548 creates property tax homestead exemptions for parents and guardians of individuals with disabilities
Last action · March 12, 2025: Referred to Ways & MeansSponsor: Richard Raymond
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 1548 authorizes certain taxing units to grant property tax exemptions on a portion of the value for parents or guardians who live with a disabled person. The measure updates school district property exemptions, property appraisal notices, tax calculation formulas, and public meeting notices, taking effect January 1, 2026, contingent on voter approval of a related constitutional amendment.
Qualifying parents and guardians living with a disabled dependent may become eligible for local property tax relief, altering how school districts and local taxing units calculate homestead tax burdens, average values, and voter-approval tax rate limits.
- Ad valorem property taxes in Texas are levied by local taxing units such as counties, cities, and school districts based on the appraised value of property. context
- Changes to property tax exemptions in Texas often require both statutory amendments and voter approval of a constitutional amendment. 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.
Parents and guardians of disabled individuals
Eligible individuals may receive residence homestead property tax exemptions from school districts and participating local taxing units if they reside with their disabled dependent.
School districts and local taxing units
Taxing entities must adjust property appraisal calculations, tax rate notices, and levy comparisons to account for the new homestead exemption category.
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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 Ways & Means
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Dec 9, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
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Expansion of Caregiver Tax Relief
The bill bridges existing property tax exemptions for elderly and disabled individuals by extending parallel homestead protections to family caregivers residing with a disabled person.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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