HB 4809 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.

HB 4809 allows owners of property qualifying for historic or archaeological site tax exemptions to protest how the appraised value is split between the land and the historic improvements (like buildings or sites). This directly affects property owners who already qualify for these exemptions but disagree with how tax assessors allocate value between the land and the historic structure. The bill amends Texas tax law to add a specific protest right for owners challenging the "allocation of appraised value between the structure or site and the land" as part of their property tax review. It does not change the exemption eligibility but gives owners a new avenue to contest valuation methods that impact their tax burden.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged; the differences are primarily formatting, spacing, and the addition of certification signatures and dates confirming passage by both legislative chambers and the Governor.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the text of the law itself is identical between versions.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder text used during the legislative process.

Added official certification statements with dates and signatures from the House and Senate clerks, and the Governor's approval.

Adjusted spacing and line breaks to match the final enrolled format required for official publication.

Floor votes · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from s/c favorably with substitute
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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