# Texas HB 17: Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.

Texas HB 17, Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts., is a 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session House bill sponsored by Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Morgan Meyer; status failed, last action 2025-08-26 (Motion withdrawn); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB17-892
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Texas HB 17
- State: Texas
- Session: 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session
- Title: Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-15
- Last action: 2025-08-26, Motion withdrawn
- Sponsors: Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Morgan Meyer
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts, Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection, Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous, Taxation--Property-Tax Rate, Taxation--School District, PUBLIC NOTICE, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (12 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Morgan Meyer, House
- Cosponsor: Donna Campbell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Richard Hayes, House
- Cosponsor: Cole Hefner, House
- Cosponsor: Terri Leo Wilson, House
- Cosponsor: Shelley Luther, House
- Cosponsor: Will Metcalf, House
- Cosponsor: Jared Patterson, House
- Cosponsor: Dennis Paul, House
- Cosponsor: Valoree Swanson, House
- Cosponsor: Terry M. Wilson, House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08-25 | House | Record vote | pass |   |   |   |
| 2025-08-25 | House | Record vote | pass |   |   |   |
| 2025-08-25 | House | Record vote | pass |   |   |   |
|   | House | Committee vote: Ways & Means | pass | 8 | 3 |   |
|   | Senate | Committee vote: Local Government | pass | 4 | 1 |   |

## Actions (40)

- 2025-08-26: Motion withdrawn (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Motion to suspend regular order of business (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Ordered not printed (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Printing rule suspended (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Reported favorably w/o amendments (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Vote taken in committee (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Testimony taken in committee (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Considered in public hearing (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Posting rule suspended (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Referred to Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Read first time (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Received from the House (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Co-sponsor authorized (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: Reported engrossed (House)
- 2025-08-25: Reason for vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-08-25: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-08-25: Record vote (RV#62) (House)
- 2025-08-25: Passed (House)
- 2025-08-25: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-08-25: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-08-25: Record vote (RV#51) (House)
- 2025-08-25: Passed to engrossment (House)
- 2025-08-25: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-08-25: Record vote (RV#50) (House)
- 2025-08-25: Amendment fails of adoption (1-Bernal) (House)
- 2025-08-25: Point of order withdrawn (Article III, Section 40) (House)
- 2025-08-25: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-08-25: Placed on Major State Calendar (House)
- 2025-08-24: Considered in Calendars (House)
- 2025-08-24: Committee report sent to Calendars (House)
- 2025-08-22: Committee report distributed (House)
- 2025-08-22: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House)
- 2025-08-22: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-08-22: Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (House)
- 2025-08-22: Considered in public hearing (House)
- 2025-08-22: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (House)
- 2025-08-18: Referred to Ways & Means (House)
- 2025-08-18: Read first time (House)
- 2025-08-15: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00017E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00017E.PDF)
- House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00017H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00017H.PDF)
- Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00017I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00017I.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00017E.HTM)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00017E.PDF)
- [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00017H.HTM)
- [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00017H.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00017I.HTM)
- [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00017I.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB17-892 (as of 2026-11-01).