In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds. Initially Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Co-authors: A. Hinojosa (R); Hancock (R); Kolkhorst (R); Middleton (R) Sponsors: Troxclair (R)
Mar 13, 2025
(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Apr 3, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
Apr 14, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 16, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 22, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted
May 5, 2025
(S) Hancock signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar
May 6, 2025
(S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Middleton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250506_SB2529_E: Yea 22 (R 20, D 2) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
May 7, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
May 8, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican
May 19, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
May 20, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 22, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(S) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Ariel Traub for City of Garland (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Brian Yarbrough for Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH) (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Clifford Sparks for City of Dallas (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Heather Sheffield for self (with Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)) (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jennifer Rodriguez for City of College Station (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Nzingha Williams-Eugene for Teaching Hospitals of Texas (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Rick Ramirez for City of Austin
