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HB30

Signed by Governor
Authored by Ellen Troxclair (R)
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Caption: Relating to the repeal of provisions authorizing certain taxing units in the year following the year in which a disaster occurs to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate without holding an election to approve the adopted tax rate; making conforming changes.
Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican

HB 30 repeals provisions that allow certain taxing units to adopt an ad valorem tax rate exceeding the voter-approval rate without a voter election in the year following a disaster. It makes related conforming changes to the Education and Tax Codes and ensures future ad valorem tax rates align with voter-approval requirements regardless of disaster declarations.

Joint authors: Meyer (R); Noble (R); Oliverson (R); Tepper (R)
Co-authors: Alders (R); Bonnen (R); Cook (R); DeAyala (R); Harris Davila (R); Isaac (R); Kerwin (R); Shofner (R); Toth (R); Vasut (R)
Sponsors: Bettencourt (R)
Co-sponsors: Creighton (R)

(H) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as
(H) Creighton signed onto the bill as

Mar 14, 2025

(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican

Apr 21, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Apr 23, 2025

(H) Alders signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Toth signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Vasut signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Meyer signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Noble signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Tepper signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Apr 24, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted

May 2, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

May 5, 2025

(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Considered in Calendars

May 6, 2025

(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor

May 7, 2025

(H) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) Point of order withdrawn
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Leo Wilson; Meyer; Tinderholt; Troxclair amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1682: Yea 83 (R 80, D 3) - Nay 55 (R 3, D 52)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson
Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Harrison; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Wu; Zweiner
Absent - Bernal; Canales; Gonzalez, J.; Lalani; Manuel; Smithee; Ward Johnson
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf
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May 8, 2025

(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H)

RV#1794: Yea 95 (R 81, D 14) - Nay 51 (R 4, D 47)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Gonzalez, M.; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Swanson; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson
Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harrison; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner
Absent - Dorazio; Gervin-Hawkins
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Geren
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Carl Tepper: "When Record No. 1794 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Diego Bernal: "When Record No. 1794 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Maria Luisa "Lulu" Flores: "When Record No. 1794 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Venton Jones: "When Record No. 1794 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Reported engrossed

May 12, 2025

(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
(S) Posting rule suspended
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 14, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar

May 15, 2025

(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Record vote

20250515_HB30_2R: Yea 22 (R 20, D 2) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
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(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250515_HB30_3R: Yea 22 (R 20, D 2) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported
(H) Reported enrolled

May 16, 2025

(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate

May 20, 2025

(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties
(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Jeff Branick for self (with Jefferson County, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT))
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Ariel Traub for City of Garland
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Clifford Sparks for City of Dallas
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Katelyn Caldwell for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Ruven Brooks for self
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Steven Deline for self
(Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Steven Deline for self

For

(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Carl Walker for Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as James Quintero for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jorge Martinez for self (with The LIBRE Inititative)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Samuel Sheetz for self (with Americans for Prosperity Texas (AFP))

(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Sally Bakko for City of Galveston
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi