House bill · 89R

HB 960

Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.

Did not pass

Progress

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

Filed
Nov 12
Referred to committee
Mar 6
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

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Ways & Means Ways & Means
Mar 6, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 6, 2025 · House
Filed
Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

and 5 coauthors or sponsors

Steve TothR

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Jay Dean cosponsorR
Tom Oliverson cosponsorR
Matt Morgan cosponsorR
Janis Holt cosponsorR
Ben Bumgarner cosponsorR

In committee

Ways & Means
House
Referred Mar 6, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Finance Taxation: Property-Tax Rate Taxation: Sales Taxation: School District

Bill text

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HB 2220Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.	A.J. LouderbackR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Mar 14, 2025Referred to Ways & Means
HB 1485Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.	Terri Leo-WilsonR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Mar 11, 2025Referred to Ways & Means
HB 2194Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.	David LoweR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Mar 14, 2025Referred to Ways & Means
HB 4648Relating to the repeal of ad valorem taxes and certain state and local taxes, the enactment of a uniform state sales tax, and related school and local government finance reform; increasing the rate of a tax.	Helen KerwinR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Apr 3, 2025Referred to Ways & Means
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
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