89R7693 TJB-F By: Cunningham H.B. No. 2723 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.43, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows: (t) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c), the chief appraiser of an appraisal district in which property described by Section 11.17 is located shall grant the exemption authorized by that section for the property if: (1) a person does not apply for the exemption; (2) the chief appraiser knows or should know based on a reasonable inspection of the property that the property is a property described by that section; and (3) the owner of the property is not identifiable. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an ad valorem tax year that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.