Monitoring the SessionHB 4740
Died in committee
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
relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Two old validity and appraisal review conditions are cut.
The bill changes which school districts count as an "eligible school district" in the comptroller's study of school district property values. It cuts the requirement that a district's local value was valid in the two studies before the most recent one, and it removes the condition that the district's appraisal district passed the comptroller's most recent appraisal review. More districts whose local values were found invalid can now qualify for eligible-district treatment starting January 1, 2026.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3127 by Rep. Ashby (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3127 by Rep. Ashby (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB4740 · 2025-03-13
relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
Two old validity and appraisal review conditions are cut.
The bill changes which school districts count as an "eligible school district" in the comptroller's study of school district property values. It cuts the requirement that a district's local value was valid in the two studies before the most recent one, and it removes the condition that the district's appraisal district passed the comptroller's most recent appraisal review. More districts whose local values were found invalid can now qualify for eligible-district treatment starting January 1, 2026.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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Derived itemized flow · Nov 5, 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.
$100,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 26, 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: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.
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$100,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 26, 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: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Ashby, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 21, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--School District
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
The text as introduced · 227 words
By: Geren H.B. No. 4740 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 403.3011(2), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) "Eligible school district" means a school district for which the comptroller has determined the following: (A) in the most recent study, the local value is invalid under Section 403.302(c) and does not exceed the state value for the school district determined in the study; (B) in [ the two studies preceding ] the most recent study, the school district's local value was valid under Section 403.302(c); and (C) in the most recent study, the aggregate local value of all of the categories of property sampled by the comptroller is not less than 90 percent of the lower limit of the margin of error as determined by the comptroller of the aggregate value as determined by the comptroller of all of the categories of property sampled by the comptroller[ ; and [ (D) the appraisal district that appraises property for the school district was in compliance with the scoring requirement of the comptroller's most recent review of the appraisal district conducted under Section 5.102, Tax Code ]. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.