Dade Phelan, Texas State Representative of 21st district | www.texansfordade.com
Dade Phelan, Texas State Representative of 21st district | www.texansfordade.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the authority of an appraisal review board to direct changes in the appraisal roll and related appraisal records if a residence homestead is sold for less than the appraised value’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Texas Tax Code to allow an appraisal review board to change the appraised value of a residence homestead to the sales price if the property is sold for at least 10% less than its appraised value, reflecting the market value, for the current and preceding two tax years. It mandates that motions to correct appraisal rolls, regardless of prior protests, may be filed and ensures property owners' rights to a hearing. It specifies procedures for requesting and scheduling such hearings and outlines evidence presentation rights. The Act applies only to motions filed after its effective date, which could be immediate upon legislative approval or Sept. 1, 2025.
Dade Phelan, chair of the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures and member of the House Committee on State Affairs, proposed no more bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Phelan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 with a BA.
Dade Phelan is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 21st House district. He replaced previous state representative Allan Ritter in 2015.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
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