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HB5444 • 2025

Relating 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.

Relating 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.

Education Elections Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Troxclair
Last action
2025-05-09
Official status
05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
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 the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

Relating 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.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating 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.

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. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 1502

  2. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  3. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  4. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  5. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  7. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  10. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  11. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  13. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  14. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  15. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  16. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating 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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 5444 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R10467 TJB-D

By: Troxclair

H.B. No. 5444

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating 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.

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

SECTION 1. Section 26.042, Tax Code, is amended by adding

Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:

(e-1)

The governing body of a school district may not adopt

a tax rate under Subsection (e) for a tax year in which:

(1)

the governing body previously adopted a tax rate

that exceeded the district's voter-approval tax rate;

(2)

an election was held under Section 26.08 for the

purpose of determining whether to approve the district's adopted

tax rate; and

(3)

the proposition to approve the district's adopted

tax rate was not approved by the voters of the district at the

election.

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

ad valorem tax year that begins on or after the effective date of

this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.