SB973 - Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.

      S.B. No. 973         AN ACT   relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the   prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by,   an appraisal district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 25.027(b), Tax Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to :                 (1)   an aerial photograph that depicts [ five or ] more   than one separately owned building;                 (2)     a street level photograph of only the exterior of a   building; or                 (3)     a field record or overhead sketch of the property   that depicts only:                       (A)     the outline of one or more buildings on the   property;                       (B)     the general landscape features of the   property, including ponds, pools, and walls; and                       (C)     the dimensions of or distances between the   buildings and features depicted  [ buildings ].          SECTION 2.  Section 25.18(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as   follows:          (a)  Each appraisal office shall implement the plan for   periodic reappraisal of property approved by the board of directors   under Section 6.05(i). The plan may not include a standard or   timeline that prevents the chief appraiser from appraising property   as necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 23.01(a).          SECTION 3.  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.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 973 passed the Senate on   March 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2; and that   the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the   following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 973 passed the House, with   amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 79,   Nays 58, one present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor