republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/88/sb-719.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides services related to the placement of a child in a foster or adoptive home."
description: "Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides services related to the placement of a child in a foster or adoptive home."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 719"
citation: "Texas SB 719 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADOPTION (S0101)", "Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (I0055)", "Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "FOSTER CARE (S0064)", "Family--Parent & Child (I0355)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paxton", "Thierry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5bf2aaf-5fc9-431b-8165-5508efe33bd8"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 719.xml"
source_hash: "c97ba45e98f3f8a1249dea2da01698fc3a03616b75506b68ee40366411d246c3"
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 719 (88) — Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides services related to the placement of a child in a foster or adoptive home.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/SB00719I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00719E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00719H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00719S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00719F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **133–5** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 719 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paxton — primary (person)
- Thierry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-01** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-04-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-18** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-20** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-04-24** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-04-24** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-04-27** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-04-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-04-26** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-26** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-26** Record vote
- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Record vote
- **2023-04-26** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-26** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-05-15** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-18** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-19** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-05-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-05-24** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2023-05-24** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-25** House passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-27** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** Effective on 1/1/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5bf2aaf-5fc9-431b-8165-5508efe33bd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).