Senate bill · 89R

SB 402

Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

190 days from first to latest action, across 49 recorded actions.

Filed
Nov 21
Referred to committee
Feb 3
Heard in committee
Mar 10
Reported from committee
Mar 17
Passed first chamber
Mar 24
Passed second chamber
May 20
Sent to governor
May 21
Became law
May 30

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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 402 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 24, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

passage

House · May 19, 2025

Passed 138–5

138 Yea

5 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 20, 2025

Passed 144–1

144 Yea

1 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Effective on 9/1/25
May 30, 2025 · Governor
Signed by the Governor
May 30, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
May 21, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
May 21, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 20, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 20, 2025 · House
Passed
May 20, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 20, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 19, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 19, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading
May 19, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 19, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 16, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 14, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 8, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Ways & Means
Apr 24, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
Apr 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Ways & Means Ways & Means
Apr 17, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 17, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Mar 25, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Local Government
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Local Government
Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Local Government Local Government
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Nov 21, 2024 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 21, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 7 coauthors or sponsors

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Brent Money cosponsorR
Royce West cosponsorD
Will Metcalf cosponsorR
Andy Hopper cosponsorR
J.M. Lozano cosponsorR
Tony Tinderholt cosponsorR
Wes Virdell cosponsorR

In committee

Local Government
Senate
Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 10, 2025 · reported after 42 days
Ways & Means
House
Referred Apr 17, 2025 · heard Apr 24, 2025 · reported after 7 days

Topics

Taxation: Property-Assessment & Collection Taxation: Property-State Administration

Bill text

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

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HB 851Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits.	Mike SchofieldR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 1/1/26
HB 203Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of certain leased residential real property.	Vikki GoodwinD	Heard in committee	Did not pass	Mar 20, 2025Left pending in subcommittee
HB 5268Relating to the maximum amount of penalties that may be imposed for delinquent taxes and tax reports and the application of taxpayer payments to taxes, penalties, and interest.	Sergio MuñozD	Heard in committee	Did not pass	May 5, 2025Left pending in committee
HB 2133Relating to a one-time credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit on the first property that a person purchases and qualifies as the person's residence homestead and to the effect of the credit on the determination of the taxable value of a school district.	Salman BhojaniD	Heard in committee	Did not pass	May 5, 2025Left pending in committee
HB 1979Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.	Mitch LittleR	Heard in committee	Did not pass	Apr 21, 2025Left pending in committee
HJR 202Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total market value of real property on which the ad valorem taxes have been prepaid and to establish the prepaid property tax trust fund to provide annual distributions to political subdivisions affected by the exemption.	Dade PhelanR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Apr 7, 2025Referred to Ways & Means