Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appeal of an appraisal review board order.
HB 4864 sets new eligibility requirements for individuals serving as arbitrators in binding property tax appeals. To qualify, a person must either be a licensed Texas attorney or meet specific training and certification criteria in real estate, appraisal, or accounting fields. The bill also establishes fee limits for arbitrators based on property value and homestead status (e.g., $400 for homestead properties under $500,000). These changes directly affect arbitrators handling property tax disputes under Texas law. The bill amends the Tax Code to standardize qualifications and fees for this process.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
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Introduced
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Engrossed
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5 edits
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May 13, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates the eligibility requirements for serving as an arbitrator in Texas property tax appeals and modifies how arbitrators are registered with the comptroller. The changes clarify training requirements, maintain fee structures based on property value, and adjust the registry renewal process to align with professional license renewal dates.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on property tax arbitration eligibility, but eligibility criteria and registry administration procedures have been modified.
ELIGIBILITY
Updated Section 41A.06(b) to clarify arbitrator qualification requirements, including training hours and professional licensing standards.
REQUIREMENT
Added specific training program requirements for arbitrators under Section 5.043.
Maintained fee structure based on property value thresholds but reorganized the presentation for clarity.
ENFORCEMENT
Modified Section 41A.061(a) to change how arbitrators are registered with the comptroller and when they must renew their registry status to align with their professional license renewal dates.
TECHNICAL
Removed outdated bill header information and formatting inconsistencies from the original text.
Floor votes · House May 13, 2025
How they voted
139–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 144
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic59
96% Yea
R
Republican85
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
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