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HB2207 • 2025

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bumgarner | Cunningham
Last action
2025-04-25
Official status
04/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  3. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  4. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  6. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  7. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

  13. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2207 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R23201 DNC-D

By: Bumgarner, Cunningham, et al.

H.B. No. 2207

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2207:

By: Hayes

C.S.H.B. No. 2207

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for

voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a

purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the

preceding two years.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 1253, Government Code, is amended by

adding Section 1253.0015 to read as follows:

Sec.

1253.0015.

LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE ISSUANCE

OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. A political subdivision may not

submit a proposition to approve the issuance of general obligation

bonds to the voters if the political subdivision submitted an

identical or substantially similar proposition to approve the

issuance of such bonds to the voters within the preceding two years

and the voters failed to approve the proposition.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a proposition submitted to voters for which the election was

ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.