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Senate bill · 89R

SB 266

Relating to certain tax and fee collection procedures and taxpayer suits.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

193 days from first to latest action, across 42 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 19

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 19

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 10

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 10

  7. Sent to governor

    May 13

  8. Became law

    May 24

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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

House · May 10, 2025

Passed 129–0

129 Yea

0 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

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Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective immediately

    May 24, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 24, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 13, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 13, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 10, 2025 · House

  9. Passed

    May 10, 2025 · House

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 10, 2025 · House

  11. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 9, 2025 · House

  12. Read 2nd time

    May 9, 2025 · House

  13. Laid out in lieu of companion

    May 9, 2025 · House

  14. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  15. Committee report distributed

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  16. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  17. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Ways & Means

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  18. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  19. Referred to Ways & Means Ways & Means

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  20. Read first time

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  21. Received from the Senate

    Apr 14, 2025 · House

  22. Reported engrossed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  23. Record vote

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  24. Passed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  25. Read 3rd time

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  26. Record vote

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  27. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  28. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  29. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  30. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  31. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  32. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  33. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  34. Reported favorably w/o amendments Finance

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  35. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  36. Testimony taken in committee Finance

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  37. Considered in public hearing Finance

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  38. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  39. Referred to Finance Finance

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  40. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  41. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

  42. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

Authors

In committee

  • Finance

    Senate

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 19, 2025 · reported after 44 days

  • Ways & Means

    House

    Referred Apr 17, 2025 · heard Apr 24, 2025 · reported after 7 days

Topics

Civil Remedies & LiabilitiesTaxation: GeneralTaxation: Property-Appeal of Tax Decisions

Bill text

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SB 266 (89R) · Polis