Senate bill · 891

SB 9

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.

Progress

7 days from first to latest action, across 22 recorded actions.

Filed
Jul 30
Referred to committee
Jul 30
Heard in committee
Aug 1
Reported from committee
Aug 4
Passed first chamber
Aug 6
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Reported engrossed
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Aug 6, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Aug 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted Local Government
Aug 4, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Aug 1, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Local Government
Aug 1, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Aug 1, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Aug 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Jul 30, 2025 · Senate
Posting rule suspended
Jul 30, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Local Government Local Government
Jul 30, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Jul 30, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Jul 30, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Jul 30, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

Local Government
Senate
Referred Jul 30, 2025 · heard Aug 1, 2025 · reported after 5 days

Topics

Elections: General Political Subdivisions Taxation: Property-Assessment & Collection Taxation: Property-Miscellaneous Taxation: Property-Tax Rate

Bill text

Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF

Bills on similar topics

Other legislation this session sharing the most index topics.

Bill	Author	Progress	Status	Last action
HB 259Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.	Stan GerdesR	Filed	Did not pass	Aug 4, 2025Filed
HB 9Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.	Morgan MeyerR	Filed	Did not pass	Aug 4, 2025Filed
HB 279Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.	Hillary HicklandR	Filed	Did not pass	Aug 5, 2025Filed
HB 193Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to use or transfer for the repayment of debt an increase in maintenance and operations ad valorem tax revenue attributable to a tax the rate of which is approved at an election.	Jeff BarryR	Filed	Did not pass	Jul 24, 2025Filed
HB 43Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.	Brian HarrisonR	Filed	Did not pass	Jul 14, 2025Filed
HB 288Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.	Carl TepperR	Filed	Did not pass	Aug 7, 2025Filed