Senate bill · 89R

SB 1453

Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

Became law

Effective on 1/1/26

Progress

121 days from first to latest action, across 51 recorded actions.

Filed
Feb 19
Referred to committee
Mar 6
Heard in committee
Mar 24
Reported from committee
Mar 31
Passed first chamber
Apr 3
Passed second chamber
May 24
Sent to governor
May 27
Became law
Jun 20

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

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

Senate · Apr 3, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 25–6

25 Yea

6 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1453 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Apr 3, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 25–6

25 Yea

6 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

House · May 23, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 102–35

102 Yea

35 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 24, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 101–32

101 Yea

32 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Effective on 1/1/26
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
May 27, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
May 27, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled
May 26, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported
May 25, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 24, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 24, 2025 · House
Passed
May 24, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 24, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading
May 23, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 23, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 22, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 20, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 19, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 16, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 16, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Ways & Means
May 14, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 14, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
May 12, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Ways & Means
May 12, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Ways & Means
May 12, 2025 · House
Referred to Ways & Means Ways & Means
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Local Government
Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Local Government
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Local Government Local Government
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Feb 19, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

Local Government
Senate
Referred Mar 6, 2025 · heard Mar 24, 2025 · reported after 25 days
Ways & Means
House
Referred Apr 22, 2025 · heard May 12, 2025 · reported after 22 days

Topics

Taxation: Property-Assessment & Collection Taxation: Property-Tax Rate

Bill text

Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
EnrolledHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF

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HB 30Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.	Ellen TroxclairR	Became law	Became law	May 28, 2025Effective on 1/1/26
SB 850Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.	Mayes MiddletonR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 103Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; providing a civil penalty.	Ellen TroxclairR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1023Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.	Paul BettencourtR	Became law	Became law	May 27, 2025Effective on 1/1/26
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 3093Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property.	Denise VillalobosR	Became law	Became law	May 24, 2025Effective immediately