SB 2452 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the compensation of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.

SB 2452 sets rules for compensating chief appraisers in Texas property appraisal districts. It prohibits linking their pay to increases in property values and bans using district funds to hire a general counsel. The bill requires that chief appraisers' compensation and staffing decisions be determined solely by the district's adopted budget. This affects local government officials managing property valuation for tax purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action May 27, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 1 edit · May 9, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up with improved spacing and line breaks. The substantive policy content regarding chief appraiser compensation and staffing remains unchanged.
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Formatting and layout were improved with better spacing, line breaks, and removal of extraneous markup symbols. The actual legislative text and policy provisions remain identical.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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