HB 3307: Noble’s bill on continuing education for appraisal arbitrators

Caption

relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Changes the renewal education rule for property tax arbitrators.

The bill changes the continuing education rule for people who renew their agreement with the comptroller to serve as arbitrators in property tax appraisal appeals. It keeps the eight-hour requirement in arbitration and dispute resolution but lets that education come either from a university, college, real estate trade association, or legal association, or from a continuing legal education course approved by the state bar or the supreme court. Arbitrators who are lawyers can count their regular approved legal education toward renewal starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3307 · 2025-02-25

SOLD BY

Rep. Candy NobleRHouse 89

ITEM

relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest.

WHAT IT DOES

Changes the renewal education rule for property tax arbitrators.

The bill changes the continuing education rule for people who renew their agreement with the comptroller to serve as arbitrators in property tax appraisal appeals. It keeps the eight-hour requirement in arbitration and dispute resolution but lets that education come either from a university, college, real estate trade association, or legal association, or from a continuing legal education course approved by the state bar or the supreme court. Arbitrators who are lawyers can count their regular approved legal education toward renewal starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 14, 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

Feb 25, 2025Filed
Mar 21, 2025Read first time
Mar 21, 2025Referred to Ways & Means
Mar 31, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 31, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 31, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Mar 31, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 31, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 3, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 3, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
Apr 3, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 8, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 8, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 9, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Apr 15, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 17, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Apr 17, 2025Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
Apr 17, 2025Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Apr 23, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Apr 25, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 25, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 25, 2025Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 25, 2025Passed
Apr 25, 2025Record vote RV#552
Apr 25, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 28, 2025Received from the House
Apr 29, 2025Read first time
Apr 29, 2025Referred to Local Government
May 5, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 5, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 5, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 12, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 12, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 12, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 13, 2025Placed on intent calendar
May 14, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 14, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
May 14, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 14, 2025Record vote
May 14, 2025Read 3rd time
May 14, 2025Passed
May 14, 2025Record vote
May 14, 2025Senate passage as amended reported
May 14, 2025Senate Amendments distributed
May 14, 2025Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
May 19, 2025House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
May 19, 2025Record vote RV#2996
May 19, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 19, 2025Text of Senate Amendment(s)
May 19, 2025Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025Signed in the House
May 20, 2025House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 20, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 20, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 29, 2025Signed by the Governor
May 29, 2025Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 1, 2026

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 127 yea · 4 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 25, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 14, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Candy Noble

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$809K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$337K Dustin Burrows Campaign$88K

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$809,366.92

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$809,366.92

Cash: $120,000.00
Paid by others: $689,366.92
Total: $809,366.92

advertising $586,275.00polling $49,610.35mail $46,981.57Other filed descriptions $6,500.00

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 26, 2025 to Oct 19, 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: 101007843, 101026925, 101035033, 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$337,306.27

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$337,306.27

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $327,306.27
Total: $337,306.27

canvassing $230,000.00mail $52,189.60polling $23,450.00Other filed descriptions $21,666.67

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jan 23, 2026 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: 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$87,980.61

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$87,980.61

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $22,980.61
Total: $87,980.61

polling $22,400.00fundraiser $580.61

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 7, 2025 to Aug 26, 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: 101026925, 101040137, 101068132.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$809,366.92

Cash: $120,000.00
Paid by others: $689,366.92
Total: $809,366.92

advertising $586,275.00polling $49,610.35mail $46,981.57Other filed descriptions $6,500.00

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 26, 2025 to Oct 19, 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: 101007843, 101026925, 101035033, 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$337,306.27

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $327,306.27
Total: $337,306.27

canvassing $230,000.00mail $52,189.60polling $23,450.00Other filed descriptions $21,666.67

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jan 23, 2026 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: 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

×

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$87,980.61

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $22,980.61
Total: $87,980.61

polling $22,400.00fundraiser $580.61

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 7, 2025 to Aug 26, 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: 101026925, 101040137, 101068132.

Votes5

House May 19, 2025

Yea: 126
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 6
Excused: 17

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2996

Representative Noble moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 3307. The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 3307 prevailed by (Record 2996): 126 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 126 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
Excused: 17 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 14, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator A. Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 3307 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 14, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator A. Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 3307 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 14, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 25, 2025

Yea: 127
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: 3
Absent: 9
Excused: 7

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 552

HB 3307 (Hefner, Patterson, and Slawson - no; Cain, Hayes, Hopper, Olcott, and Toth - yes) (127 - 4 - 3)

Shared roll motion

The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 552): 125 Yeas, 6 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 127 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: 3 (published)
Absent: 9 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses4

For: 1
Against: 0
On: 3

Names

For

Self1 registration

On

Comptroller of Public Accounts2 registrations
Texas association of appraisal districts1 registration

Sources

4 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.

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

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 14, 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 25, 2025

05/29/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

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

Companion

SB 2960 by Hinojosa, Adam (identical)

Subjects

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

Taxation--Property-Appeal of Tax Decisions

Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts

Taxation--Property-State Administration

CONTINUING EDUCATION

MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 251 words

89R9366 PRL-F

By: Noble
H.B. No. 3307

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the continuing education required in order for a person

to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public

accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding

arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a

protest.

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

SECTION 1. Section 41A.061(b), Tax Code, is amended to read

as follows:

(b) To renew the person's agreement to serve as an

arbitrator, the person must:

(1) file a renewal application with the comptroller at

the time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller;

(2) continue to meet the requirements provided by

Sections 41A.06(b)(1) and (4);

(3) during the preceding two years have completed at

least eight hours of continuing education in arbitration and

alternative dispute resolution procedures :

(A) offered by a university, college, real estate

trade association, or legal association ; or

(B) included in a continuing legal education

course approved by the state bar or the supreme court ; and

(4) complete a revised training program on property

tax law for the training and education of arbitrators established

under Section 5.043 not later than the 120th day after the date the

program is available to be taken if the comptroller:

(A) revises the program after the person is

included in the registry; and

(B) determines that the program is substantially

revised.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Dustin Burrows Campaign

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Dustin Burrows Campaign

House May 19, 2025

Senate May 14, 2025

Senate May 14, 2025

Senate May 14, 2025

House Apr 25, 2025

For

On

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