---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the appraisal of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes."
description: "Relating to the appraisal of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3833"
citation: "Texas HB 3833 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aeronautics (I0010)", "Agriculture (I0020)", "Housing--General (I0405)", "Parks & Wildlife--General (I0585)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)", "Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burrows", "Hancock", "Harris", "King, Phil", "Rogers", "Shine"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2a9823d-956a-4be2-b7b1-680109716751"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03800_HB03899/HB 3833.xml"
source_hash: "4a28a1be33c4a56e28c4ddb31e4fc5f40ead7ed1d0e3ba9b42ebbe7fe7f71196"
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 HB 3833 (87) — Relating to the appraisal of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

## 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/87R/billtext/html/HB03833I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03833E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03833H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03833S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03833F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **136–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burrows — primary (person)
- Hancock — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)
- King, Phil — primary (person)
- Rogers — primary (person)
- Shine — primary (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Canales — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Cason — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
- Frank — cosponsor (person)
- Guerra — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Harless — cosponsor (person)
- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- King, Ken — cosponsor (person)
- Klick — cosponsor (person)
- Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Muñoz, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Romero, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-23** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-19** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-19** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-21** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-30** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-05** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-07** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-07** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-08** Record vote
- **2021-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-12** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-17** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-17** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2a9823d-956a-4be2-b7b1-680109716751`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).