Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Local Government Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR72

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.
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Texas Senate Bill SJR21

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
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Texas House Bill HB594

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB253

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to county subdivision platting requirements.
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Texas House Bill HB972

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a property other than a residence homestead that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.
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Texas Senate Bill SB178

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the permissible uses of revenue attributable to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance.
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Texas House Bill HJR31

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.
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Texas House Bill HB294

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of food production on single-family residential lots.
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Texas Senate Bill SB141

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a municipality or a property owners' association to regulate the raising or keeping of chickens.
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Texas Senate Bill SB244

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR15

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the market value of all new improvements to the property.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR23

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to postpone the expiration of the limit.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB208

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.
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Texas Senate Bill SB320

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
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Texas House Bill HB363

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the filing with the county clerk of certain counties of a draft of a petition requesting the creation of a municipal utility district.