HB 2550

bill requires 10 hours of training for appraisal board members

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the training of certain members of the board of directors of an appraisal district.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No course, no vote. The comptroller sets it.

The bill bars a person from serving as a voting member of an appraisal district board unless the person has finished a training course of at least 10 hours set by the comptroller. The course must cover the district's finances and budgeting, how the budget is split among the taxing units in the district, and how the district values taxable property. The comptroller must write the curriculum by January 1, 2026; the rule covers directors whose terms begin on or after that date, and interim or temporary members get up to one year to finish.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 6, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means subcommittee on Property Tax Appraisals. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2550 · 2025-02-06

SOLD BY

Rep. David CookRHouse 96

Rep. Chris TurnerDHouse 101

Rep. Candy NobleRHouse 89

+ 2 more authors

ITEM

relating to the training of certain members of the board of directors of an appraisal district.

WHAT IT DOES

No course, no vote. The comptroller sets it.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 6, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

David Cook

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$350K GOPAC Election Fund$115K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$60K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$350,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$350,000.00

Cash: $350,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $350,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012315, 101037124, 101037559, 101066332, 101070691.

GOPAC Election Fund$115,000.00

GOPAC Election Fund

$115,000.00

Cash: $115,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $115,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101066332.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$60,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$60,000.00

Cash: $60,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $60,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2025 to Jul 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101037124, 101037559, 101066332.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$350,000.00

Cash: $350,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $350,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012315, 101037124, 101037559, 101066332, 101070691.

GOPAC Election Fund

$115,000.00

Cash: $115,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $115,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101066332.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$60,000.00

Cash: $60,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $60,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2025 to Jul 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101037124, 101037559, 101066332.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 6, 2025

03/17/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 331 words

89R3488 DRS-D

By: Cook
H.B. No. 2550

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the training of certain members of the board of

directors of an appraisal district.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 5, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section

5.044 to read as follows:

Sec. 5.044. REQUIRED TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF BOARD OF

DIRECTORS OF APPRAISAL DISTRICT. (a) Except as provided by this

section, a person may not serve as a member of the board of

directors of an appraisal district unless the person has completed

the course of training prescribed by the comptroller under this

section.

(b) A person may serve in a temporary, provisional, or

interim capacity as a member of the board of directors of an

appraisal district for a period of up to one year without completing

the training required by this section.

(c) The comptroller shall prescribe the curriculum for the

training program required by this section. The training program

must be at least 10 hours in length and provide comprehensive

information regarding state and local administration of property

taxation, including:

(1) the finance and budgeting requirements for an

appraisal district;

(2) the allocation of the budget of an appraisal

district among the taxing units that participate in the district;

and

(3) the methods by which an appraisal district may

determine the value of taxable property within the district.

(d) This section does not apply to a nonvoting member of the

board of directors of an appraisal district.

SECTION 2. The comptroller of public accounts shall

prescribe the curriculum for the training program required by

Section 5.044, Tax Code, as added by this Act, not later than

January 1, 2026.

SECTION 3. Section 5.044, Tax Code, as added by this Act,

applies only to a director of an appraisal district appointed or

elected for a term that begins on or after January 1, 2026.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.