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
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Officially: “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.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
Where it is
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 20, 2025
Filed · Feb 20, 2025
Read first time · Mar 6, 2025
Referred to Local Government · Mar 6, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 17, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 17, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 20, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 24, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 24, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · May 1, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 5, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 5, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 5, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · May 5, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 5, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 5, 2025
Record vote · May 5, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 5, 2025
Passed · May 5, 2025
Record vote · May 5, 2025
Reported engrossed · May 5, 2025
Received from the Senate · May 5, 2025
Read first time · May 6, 2025
Referred to Ways & Means · May 6, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 7, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 7, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 7, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 7, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 8, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 9, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 9, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 9, 2025
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal · May 9, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 10, 2025
Passed · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 10, 2025
House passage reported · May 12, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 12, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 13, 2025
Signed in the House · May 13, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 13, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 24, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26 · May 24, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
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SBi1502 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 102, Nays 27, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 1/1/26 (May 24, 2025).