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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Bill HB 240 Caps Annual Real Property Appraised Value Increases at Five Percent
Last action · July 31, 2025: FiledSponsor: Cecil Bell
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 240 limits annual appraisal value increases for real property to five percent starting January 1, 2027, conditioned upon voter approval of a constitutional amendment. The measure expands appraisal caps beyond residence homesteads to cover general real property and manufactured homes meeting homestead standards.
Property owners face modified appraisal increase limits and altered expiration rules upon ownership transfer, directly shifting how local tax appraisal districts calculate taxable values for real estate.
- Property tax appraisals in Texas are conducted by local appraisal districts governed by the state Tax Code. 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.
real property owners
Property owners are subject to a five percent cap on annual appraisal value increases and new rules regarding limitation expirations upon property transfer.
appraisal districts
Appraisal districts must calculate market values and appraisal ratios according to the revised Section 23.23 standards.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 31, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Expansion of Appraisal Caps
The bill broadens the application of appraisal value limitations from residence homesteads to encompass general real property and qualifying manufactured homes.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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