---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest concerning a residence homestead for which the property owner has elected to defer the collection of ad valorem taxes."
description: "Relating to an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest concerning a residence homestead for which the property owner has elected to defer the collection of ad valorem taxes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1854"
citation: "Texas SB 1854 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MEDIATION", "DISPUTE RESOLUTION", "& ARBITRATION (S8683)", "Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)", "Taxation--Property-Appeal of Tax Decisions (I0796)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Button", "Powell", "Schofield"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2e13d64-1bad-454d-b0ce-a755df59d10f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01800_SB01899/SB 1854.xml"
source_hash: "cad0a35a56c90eb0ece0ebc704cf36e285d25ca1358480a806042acc74f2376a"
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 1854 (87) — Relating to an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest concerning a residence homestead for which the property owner has elected to defer the collection of ad valorem taxes.

## 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/SB01854I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01854E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01854H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01854S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01854F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Button — primary (person)
- Powell — primary (person)
- Schofield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-26** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-26** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-04** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-05** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-05** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-05** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-05** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-05** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-05** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-05** Record vote
- **2021-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Record vote
- **2021-05-05** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-05** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-11** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-17** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-19** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-20** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** House passage reported
- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-18** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2e13d64-1bad-454d-b0ce-a755df59d10f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).