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SB1502 • 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
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Bettencourt
Last action
2025-05-24
Official status
05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Effective date
2025-05-24

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. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 1/1/26

  3. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  9. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  10. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2063

  11. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 5444

  13. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  18. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  19. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  20. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  22. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  27. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  29. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  35. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  36. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  37. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  39. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  40. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  41. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  43. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  44. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  45. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  46. 2025-02-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  47. 2025-02-20 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

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89(R) SB 1502 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1502

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.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1502 passed the Senate on

May 5, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1502 passed the House on

May 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 102, Nays 27, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor