Monitoring the Session

HB 3199

Craddick’s bill sending tax delinquency notices by certified mail

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Tom CraddickRHouse 82

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 requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Penalty and delinquency notices go certified, not ordinary delivery.

The bill requires tax collectors to send certain property tax delinquency and penalty notices by certified mail instead of ordinary delivery. It touches county and taxing-unit tax collectors, appraisal districts, and property owners who are behind on their taxes. Owners get a trackable, signed-for notice before penalties attach, and collectors carry the added mailing cost and paperwork.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Ways & Means committee 11-1 on May 7, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 15, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3199 · 2025-02-21

SOLD BY

Rep. Tom CraddickRHouse 82

ITEM

relating to the requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail.

WHAT IT DOES

Penalty and delinquency notices go certified, not ordinary delivery.

The bill requires tax collectors to send certain property tax delinquency and penalty notices by certified mail instead of ordinary delivery. It touches county and taxing-unit tax collectors, appraisal districts, and property owners who are behind on their taxes. Owners get a trackable, signed-for notice before penalties attach, and collectors carry the added mailing cost and paperwork.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 20, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Ways & Means
  4. Posting rule suspended
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. Committee report distributed
  13. Committee report sent to Calendars
  14. Considered in Calendars
  15. Placed on General State Calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Tom Craddick

Donors

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$101KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$70KJohn R. Weisman$30,000

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 29, 2024 to Oct 22, 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.

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$100,500.00

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$100,500.00

Cash
$100,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,500.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2025 to May 21, 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: 101028957, 101058926.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$70,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$70,000.00

Cash
$70,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$70,000.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100986335, 101009831, 101028957, 101071728.

John R. Weisman$30,000.00
Money

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

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Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$100,500.00

Cash
$100,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,500.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2025 to May 21, 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: 101028957, 101058926.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$70,000.00

Cash
$70,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$70,000.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100986335, 101009831, 101028957, 101071728.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses8
For
0
Against
8
On
0
Names

Against

  • Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Dallas County1 registration
  • Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Jefferson County and County Judges and Commissioners Association1 registration
  • Self; MVBA Law Firm1 registration
  • Self; Tax Assessor/Collectors Assoc. of Texas1 registration
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration
Sources

8 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 20, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 21, 2025

05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

House committee · Ways & Means · Committee vote 11 aye, 1 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts

Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection

Text

The text as introduced · 275 words

89R5305 LHC-D

By: Craddick
H.B. No. 3199

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related

notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail.

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

SECTION 1. Section 33.04(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as

follows:

(a) At least once each year the collector for a taxing unit

shall deliver by certified mail a notice of delinquency to each

person whose name appears on the current delinquent tax roll.

However, the notice need not be delivered if:

(1) a bill for the tax was not mailed under Section

31.01(f); or

(2) the collector does not know and by exercising

reasonable diligence cannot determine the delinquent taxpayer's

name and address.

SECTION 2. Section 33.07(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as

follows:

(d) If a taxing unit or appraisal district provides for a

penalty under this section, the collector shall deliver by

certified mail a notice of delinquency and of the penalty to the

property owner at least 30 and not more than 60 days before July 1.

SECTION 3. Section 33.08(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as

follows:

(c) After the taxes become delinquent, the collector for a

taxing unit or appraisal district that has provided for the

additional penalty under this section shall send by certified mail

a notice of the delinquency and the penalty to the property owner.

The penalty is incurred on the first day of the first month that

begins at least 21 days after the date the notice is sent.

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