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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the ad valorem taxation of heir property."
+description: "Relating to the ad valorem taxation of heir property."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "86"
+identifier: "SB 1943"
+citation: "Texas SB 1943 (86)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates (I0590)", "Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)", "Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)", "Taxation--Property-State Administration (I0791)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rodriguez", "Watson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 53
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-03-07"
+last_action: "2019-06-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/426950bd-f789-4e61-b554-bdd2ec86ad85"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01900_SB01999/SB 1943.xml"
+source_hash: "0ef14beb15471268b989b514d44c6f0ee407056c3aac053a46a77fdb1aebcf37"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 1943 (86) — Relating to the ad valorem taxation of heir property.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01943I.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rodriguez — primary (person)
+- Watson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-03-07** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2019-03-07** Filed `filing`
+- **2019-03-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-03-19** Referred to Property Tax `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2019-04-09** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-04-09** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2019-04-09** Left pending in committee
+- **2019-04-23** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-04-23** Left pending in committee
+- **2019-04-25** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-04-30** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-04-30** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2019-05-01** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2019-05-02** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2019-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-02** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-02** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-02** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2019-05-02** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-02** Three day rule suspended
+- **2019-05-02** Record vote
+- **2019-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-02** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-02** Record vote
+- **2019-05-02** Reported engrossed
+- **2019-05-03** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2019-05-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-05-07** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-05-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2019-05-15** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2019-05-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2019-05-15** Committee report distributed
+- **2019-05-16** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2019-05-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2019-05-22** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2019-05-22** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-22** Record vote
+- **2019-05-22** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-22** House passage reported
+- **2019-05-23** Reported enrolled
+- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
+- **2019-05-25** Signed in the House
+- **2019-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-06-10** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/426950bd-f789-4e61-b554-bdd2ec86ad85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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