No pay linked to higher market, appraised or taxable values.
The bill rewrites a sentence in the Tax Code so that no portion of a chief appraiser's pay can be directly or indirectly linked to the expectation of higher market, appraised or taxable values in the appraisal district. It touches chief appraisers and the appraisal district boards that set their pay through the budget. On the ground, any bonus or pay piece tied even partly to expected value increases is plainly barred, starting immediately or September 1, 2025.
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Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 9, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Ways & Means committee 12-0, no floor vote.
relating to the compensation of the chief apprasier of an appraisal
district.
WHAT IT DOES
No pay linked to higher market, appraised or taxable values.
The bill rewrites a sentence in the Tax Code so that no portion of a chief appraiser's pay can be directly or indirectly linked to the expectation of higher market, appraised or taxable values in the appraisal district. It touches chief appraisers and the appraisal district boards that set their pay through the budget. On the ground, any bonus or pay piece tied even partly to expected value increases is plainly barred, starting immediately or September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
CSSB 2452 (Hancock) Relating to the compensation of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
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.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
CSSB 2452 (Hancock) Relating to the compensation of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
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.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.
Sources
CSSB 2452 (Hancock) Relating to the compensation of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
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.
Witnesses5
For
4
Against
0
On
1
Names
For
Texas Association of Appraisal Districts1 registration
Texas Realtors1 registration
Texas Taxpayers and Research Association2 registrations
On
Self1 registration
Sources
5 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
2025S0185-1 03/06/25
By: Hancock
S.B. No. 2452
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation of the chief apprasier of an appraisal
district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.05(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as
follows:
(d) Except as provided by Section 6.0501, the chief
appraiser is entitled to compensation as provided by the budget
adopted by the board of directors. No portion of the [ The ] chief
appraiser's compensation may [ not ] be directly or indirectly linked
to the expectation of an increase in the total market, appraised, or
taxable value of property in the appraisal district. Except as
provided by Section 6.0501, the chief appraiser may employ and
compensate professional, clerical, and other personnel as provided
by the budget, with the exception of a general counsel to the
appraisal district.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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