Relating to the right to repurchase from a condemning entity certain real property for which ad valorem taxes are delinquent.
HB 2011 allows property owners (or their heirs) to repurchase land taken through eminent domain if the government entity that acquired it fails to pay property taxes or abandons the intended public use. The bill specifies four conditions triggering this right: the public use is canceled, no progress was made toward the use within 10 years, the property becomes unnecessary for the use, or the entity fails to pay delinquent property taxes after the second anniversary of their due date. It requires the government entity to send certified notice to the former owner within 180 days of determining eligibility, detailing the property, the reason for the repurchase right, and how to exercise it. This law directly affects property owners whose land was acquired via eminent domain but remains unused or tax-delinquent. The bill amends Texas Property Code sections 21.101 and 21.102 to establish these procedures.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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4 edits
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Jun 20, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was finalized for legislative approval, with substantive changes to tax delinquency timelines and eligibility criteria for property repurchase rights. The most significant policy change extends the deadline for condemning entities to pay delinquent taxes from two years to three years before a property owner can exercise repurchase rights. Additionally, a new provision was added for undeveloped fee simple properties, allowing owners to request tax status information between the 18-month and 10-year anniversary of acquisition.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on eminent domain repurchase rights, but the applicability of tax delinquency triggers was modified to allow more time for condemning entities to resolve unpaid taxes before property owners can exercise repurchase rights.
ELIGIBILITY
Extended the tax delinquency trigger from two years to three years after taxes become due, giving condemning entities more time to pay delinquent taxes before property owners can repurchase the property.
Updated eligibility criteria to include both Section 21.101(a)(4) and the new Section 21.101(a)(5) regarding tax delinquency triggers for repurchase rights.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new provision allowing property owners of undeveloped fee simple property to request tax status information between the 18-month and 10-year anniversary of acquisition, providing an additional avenue for monitoring tax compliance.
TECHNICAL
Converted the bill from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version with final certification of passage by both legislative chambers and the Governor.
Floor votes · House May 13, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
71
Key actions
20
Committee
13
Amendments
7
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
House requests conference committee-reported
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House requests conference committee
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
lower
May 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 16, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
P
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
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