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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas House Bill 151 lowers residence homestead appraised value increase cap to two percent
Last action · July 21, 2025: FiledSponsor: Mitch Little
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What This Bill Proposed
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Property owners face a slower maximum rate of growth in their home's taxable , which directly limits how fast property tax assessments can rise each year.
- Texas property taxes are calculated based on appraised property values determined by local appraisal districts. context
- Tax Code Section 23.23 previously established a ten percent maximum annual increase limit on the appraised value of homestead properties. 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.
residence homestead owners
appraisal offices
They must calculate annual residence homestead property value increases using a two percent cap instead of the previous ten percent cap.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 21, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Reduction of Homestead Appraisal Cap
The bill proposes lowering the existing property appraisal increase limit from 10 percent to 2 percent, contingent on a constitutional amendment.
Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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