HB 2723 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.

This bill requires Texas property appraisers to automatically grant property tax exemptions for land used in human burials under specific conditions. It directly affects owners of burial property who did not submit exemption applications, shifting responsibility from owners to appraisers. The key mechanism mandates that exemptions apply if the appraiser identifies the property through inspection (meeting Section 11.17 criteria), no application was filed, and the owner cannot be identified. This change takes effect for tax years beginning January 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Signed May 24, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · May 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled version, adding official signatures, certification of passage dates, and governor approval. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content regarding tax exemptions for burial property.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled version header, signatures for Senate President, House Speaker, Secretary of Senate, and Governor approval.

Added certification statements confirming passage by House on April 25, 2025, and Senate on May 9, 2025.

Removed draft identifiers, sponsor names, and internal tracking numbers from the bill text.

Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
15
Committee
10
May 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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