Monitoring the Session

HB 4742

school boards can force a reappraisal in skipped years

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99

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 ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

One resolution, and the appraisal district reappraises everything.

This bill lets a school district's board pass a resolution forcing the local appraisal district to reappraise all property in the school district in any year the appraisal district skipped reappraisal. The chief appraiser must finish the job by the school district's deadline, which must be at least 30 days after the resolution is delivered, and must put enough staff on it, while the school district pays the cost. Property owners inside the school district could see new appraised values mid-cycle, and school districts get a new lever over the appraisal calendar starting January 1, 2026.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 15, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4742 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99

ITEM

relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district.

WHAT IT DOES

One resolution, and the appraisal district reappraises everything.

This bill lets a school district's board pass a resolution forcing the local appraisal district to reappraise all property in the school district in any year the appraisal district skipped reappraisal. The chief appraiser must finish the job by the school district's deadline, which must be at least 30 days after the resolution is delivered, and must put enough staff on it, while the school district pays the cost. Property owners inside the school district could see new appraised values mid-cycle, and school districts get a new lever over the appraisal calendar starting January 1, 2026.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 16, 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 s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  7. Left pending in subcommittee
  8. Considered by s/c in formal meeting
  9. Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Considered in formal meeting
  11. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Passed to engrossment
  19. Record vote RV#2528
  20. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  21. Read 3rd time
  22. Passed
  23. Record vote RV#2642
  24. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  25. Reported engrossed
  26. Received from the House
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 89 yea · 47 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 15, 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

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charlie Geren

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100KJon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000Michael Gallagher$40,000

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 · 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

Jon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000.00
Michael Gallagher$40,000.00
Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

Votes2

House May 15, 2025

Yea
89
Nay
47
Present, not voting
2
Absent
5
Excused
7
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2642

HB 4742 was passed by (Record 2642): 89 Yeas, 47 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 89 (published)
  • Nay: 47 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

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

House May 14, 2025

Yea
94
Nay
39
Present, not voting
4
Absent
7
Excused
6
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2528

HB 4742 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2528): 94 Yeas, 39 Nays, 4 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 94 (published)
  • Nay: 39 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 4 (published)
  • Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses3
For
1
Against
1
On
1
Names

For

  • Texas association of appraisal districts1 registration

Against

  • Self1 registration

On

  • Comptroller of Public Accounts1 registration
Sources

3 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 16, 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 Mar 13, 2025

05/15/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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--School District

Text

The text as introduced · 197 words

By: Geren
H.B. No. 4742

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal

of property by the appraisal district.

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

SECTION 1. Section 25.18, Tax Code, is amended by adding

subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d) If the appraisal district does not reappraise property

in a tax year, a school district by resolution adopted by its

governing body may require the appraisal office to reappraise all

property within the school district pursuant to Section 23.01(a).

On or before the deadline requested by the school district, which

deadline may not be less than 30 days after the date the resolution

is delivered to the appraisal office, the chief appraiser shall

complete the reappraisal and deliver to the school district

supplemental appraisal records as provided by Section 25.23. The

school district must pay the appraisal district for the cost of

making the reappraisal. The chief appraiser shall provide

sufficient personnel to make the reappraisals required by this

subsection on or before the deadline requested by the school

district.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.