House bill · 89R

HB 228

Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.

Did not pass

Progress

107 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.

Filed
Nov 12
Referred to committee
Feb 27
Heard in committee
Stopped here
Reported from committee
Passed first chamber
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law

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Full history

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Referred to Appropriations Appropriations
Feb 27, 2025 · House
Read first time
Feb 27, 2025 · House
Filed
Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

Cecil BellR

In committee

Appropriations
House
Referred Feb 27, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Finance State Finances: Management & Control Taxation: Property-Assessment & Collection Taxation: School District

Bill text

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Bills on similar topics

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Bill	Author	Progress	Status	Last action
HB 218Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.	Carrie IsaacR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Feb 27, 2025Referred to Appropriations
HB 1030Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.	Matt ShaheenR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Mar 7, 2025Referred to Appropriations
SB 1502Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.	Paul BettencourtR	Became law	Became law	May 24, 2025Effective on 1/1/26
HB 2Relating to public education and public school finance.	Brad BuckleyR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025See remarks for effective date
SB 4Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.	Paul BettencourtR	Became law	Became law	Jun 16, 2025See remarks for effective date
HB 195Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information.	Mihaela PleșaD	Passed first chamber	Did not pass	Apr 3, 2025Referred to Local Government