Hillary Hickland, Texas State Representative of the 55th district (R) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-hickland-87746621b/
Hillary Hickland, Texas State Representative of the 55th district (R) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-hickland-87746621b/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to adjustments in the appraised value of a residence homestead’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill permits an appraisal office to adjust the appraised value of a residence homestead for a tax year. The adjustment cannot exceed the lesser of three potential calculations: the market value of the property as determined for the most recent tax year, an increase based on the prior year's appraised value plus 3% and the market value of new improvements, or a decrease calculated from the prior year's appraised value proportional to the market value reduction, plus the market value of new improvements. The bill is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Hillary Hickland, member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, proposed another 17 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Hickland graduated from Baylor University with a BA.
Hillary Hickland is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 55th House district. She replaced previous state representative Hugh Shine in 2025.
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 1511 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce a juvenile curfew; creating criminal offenses |
| HB 3598 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to prohibiting a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services from declining a placement |
| HB 3222 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to school district policies, appeals to the commissioner of education, and reporting on settlement agreements entered into by a public school |
| HB 3147 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to fiscal reporting by public schools |
| HB 3013 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to a restriction on the use of public money by a school district regarding the passage of a bond proposal |
| HB 2569 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the applicability of certain parental notification requirements to school districts of innovation |
| HB 1742 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to protesting changes to municipal zoning regulations and boundaries |
| HB 1549 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty |
| HB 1512 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to reporting the number of children known or reasonably believed to not be citizens of the United States enrolled in a public school and to requesting reimbursement from the United States government for the cost of educating those children |
| HB 1435 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information |
| HB 1434 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children |
| HB 1433 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to efficiency audits for certain political subdivisions |
| HB 1313 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the use by a school district or a school district employee of public funds for lobbying activities |
| HB 1312 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas |
| HB 1311 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to a limitation on rules, bylaws, and policies adopted by a school district's board of trustees |
| HB 1310 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to an annual report on the costs to this state and political subdivisions of providing health care services to foreign patients |
| HB 1309 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans and to the effect of the receipt of such aid on the maintenance and operations ad valorem tax rate of a local government |
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