---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the application of the limit on appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to an improvement that is a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage."
description: "Relating to the application of the limit on appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to an improvement that is a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 812"
citation: "Texas SB 812 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Coastal Affairs & Beaches (I0067)", "Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)", "GENERAL LAND OFFICE (V2808)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Bettencourt", "Coleman", "Johnson, Jarvis", "Lucio", "Morales", "Thompson, Senfronia"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-13"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ff472ae-127b-40c5-bd0c-f90750a0c912"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 812.xml"
source_hash: "714c6adb83fd5f44313b1055ed99c469db00658fdb80e98e9355b641562a2671"
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 812 (86) — Relating to the application of the limit on appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to an improvement that is a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00812I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **137–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Coleman — primary (person)
- Johnson, Jarvis — primary (person)
- Lucio — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Farrar — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Wu — cosponsor (person)
- Zwiener — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-13** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-02-13** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Property Tax `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-03-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-03-19** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-03-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-04-03** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-04-04** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-04-04** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-04** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-04** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-04** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-04-04** Record vote
- **2019-04-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-04** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Record vote
- **2019-04-04** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-05** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-08** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-17** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-22** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-25** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2019-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Record vote
- **2019-04-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-29** House passage reported
- **2019-04-29** Reported enrolled
- **2019-04-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-04-30** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ff472ae-127b-40c5-bd0c-f90750a0c912`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).