HB 4752 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the eligibility of certain charitable organizations to receive an exemption from ad valorem taxation.

HB 4752 amends Texas law to set new requirements for charitable organizations seeking property tax exemptions. It directly affects organizations that want to avoid ad valorem (property) taxes by requiring them to: (1) distribute contributions to at least five other qualifying nonprofits with volunteer boards and 501(c)(3) status (or public universities), (2) ensure those recipients get majority funding from private gifts/government and provide free services, and (3) maintain their own 501(c)(3) status and volunteer governance. The bill takes effect for tax years beginning January 1, 2026, changing eligibility for existing tax exemptions rather than creating new tax rates.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · May 8, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted and slightly reorganized to clarify eligibility criteria for charitable organizations seeking ad valorem tax exemptions. The core policy remains largely unchanged, but the structure was improved for readability and the addition of a new subsection clarifies that distributing contributions to public institutions of higher education does not disqualify an organization from tax exemption.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on charitable organizations performing specified functions, with no significant change in applicability.
TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an engrossed version with improved spacing and layout.

Header information was updated to reflect the engrossed version status and bill number format.

ELIGIBILITY

A new subsection (g-1) was added to clarify that distributing contributions to public institutions of higher education does not make an organization ineligible for tax exemption.

REQUIREMENT

The numbering and structure of eligibility criteria were reorganized for clarity, though the substantive requirements remain the same.

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

1410
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 145
May 7, 2025
D Democratic59
59 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican86
82 Yea 4
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
TX
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