Keith Bell, Texas State Representative from the 4th district | www.bellfortexas.com
Keith Bell, Texas State Representative from the 4th district | www.bellfortexas.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the procedure for protests before appraisal review boards’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends procedures for protests before appraisal review boards in Texas. It mandates that, upon filing a notice of protest, the board must schedule a hearing, consolidating multiple protests for the same property into a single hearing. For properties with undivided or fractional interests, all owners who have filed protests must be allowed to participate. Hearings are to be held as soon as practicable, with deadlines dependent on when the notice is filed: by Oct. 1 if filed between March 1 and June 30, or within 90 days for filings before March 1 or after June 30. Additionally, at least 14 days before the hearing, the chief appraiser must provide the protesting property owner with a pamphlet, hearing procedures, and a summary of valuation changes. The bill becomes effective Sept. 1, 2025, and affects protests filed on or after this date.
Keith Bell, chair of the House Committee on General Investigating and member of the House Committee on S/C on Workforce, proposed another five bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Bell graduated from Dallas Baptist University in 2013 with a BBS.
Keith Bell is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 4th House district. He replaced previous state representative Lance Gooden in 2019.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1874 | 04/08/2025 | Relating to the scope of work a master electrician is authorized to perform |
| HB 1746 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to approval of real estate educational programs and courses of study by the Texas Real Estate Commission |
| HB 1540 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process |
| HB 338 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation |
| HB 264 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the dedication of certain surplus state revenue for ad valorem tax relief |
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