SB 2538 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the plan required to be adopted by the board of directors of an appraisal district for periodically conducting certain reappraisal activities.

SB 2538 amends Texas Tax Code Section 25.18(a) to require appraisal districts (which manage property valuations for tax purposes) to adopt reappraisal plans that strictly comply with existing tax code requirements. The bill prohibits these districts from establishing standards or timelines in their plans that conflict with or exceed current law. It directly affects appraisal district boards of directors, mandating they align their periodic property valuation schedules with statutory rules. This is a procedural change clarifying existing requirements, not a new policy impacting property owners or tax rates.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action May 26, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 9, 2025
MINOR
The bill text has been reformatted and updated to reflect its current 'Engrossed' status with proper legislative formatting. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, maintaining the same requirements for appraisal districts to implement periodic reappraisal plans under the Texas Tax Code.
TECHNICAL

Bill header and formatting updated to show 'Engrossed version' status and proper bill number formatting (89(R) SB 2538)

Removed draft annotations and markup indicators (like 1[...]1) that were present in the introduced version

Added note about digital content accessibility alignment with WCAG 2.1 standards

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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