{
  "dataset": "legislation.json",
  "title": "Recent Texas homestead exemption legislation",
  "description": "Bills and constitutional amendments that changed homestead exemptions since 2023.",
  "publisher": "ExemptBack",
  "url": "https://exemptback.com/datasets/legislation.json",
  "landingPage": "https://exemptback.com/data",
  "license": {
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "dateModified": "2026-11-07",
  "lawVerified": "2026-11-05",
  "jurisdiction": "Texas, United States",
  "sources": [],
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "sjr2-sb4",
      "name": "SJR 2 / SB 4 (89th Legislature) — Proposition 13",
      "effect": "Raised the school district general homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, for tax years beginning January 1, 2025.",
      "approved": "2025-11-04",
      "sources": [
        "https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Increase_Homestead_Property_Tax_Exemption_Amendment_(2025)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sjr85-sb23",
      "name": "SJR 85 / SB 23 (89th Legislature) — Proposition 11",
      "effect": "Raised the additional school exemption for owners 65 or older or disabled from $10,000 to $60,000, for tax years beginning January 1, 2025.",
      "approved": "2025-11-04",
      "sources": [
        "https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Increase_Homestead_Tax_Exemption_for_Elderly_and_Disabled_Amendment_(2025)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sb1801",
      "name": "SB 1801 (88th Legislature)",
      "effect": "Requires each appraisal district to review every residence homestead exemption at least once every five tax years (Tax Code §11.43(h-1)). Effective September 1, 2023.",
      "approved": "2023",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.hinshawlaw.com/en/insights/blogs/consumer-crossroads-where-financial-services-and-litigation-intersect/new-law-may-require-texas-homeowners-to-renew-homestead-exemptions",
        "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.11.htm"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "hb2730",
      "name": "HB 2730 (89th Legislature)",
      "effect": "A chief appraiser may require a homestead owner to file a new application only with reason to believe the owner no longer qualifies, and the written notice must state that reason. Effective September 1, 2025.",
      "approved": "2025",
      "sources": [
        "https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB02730H.htm"
      ]
    }
  ]
}