Bills & Legislation

Relating to the determination of the value not in dispute of property that is the subject of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal.

David Cook

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

Jared Patterson

Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags.

Keresa Richardson

Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.

Ellen Troxclair

Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Mike Schofield

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a political subdivision other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district may impose on the residence homesteads of certain low-income persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Terry M. Wilson

Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Charles PerryRepublican

Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before a house of the legislature or a legislative committee.

Joan HuffmanRepublican

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Mayes MiddletonRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

David Cook

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Stan Gerdes

Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

Keith Bell

Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.

Ellen Troxclair

Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.

Mike Olcott

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Terri Leo Wilson

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.

David Cook

Relating to establishment of the disaster recovery fund.

Wes Virdell

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Mike Schofield

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.

Shelby Slawson

Relating to the Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program; authorizing a civil penalty.

Wes Virdell

Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures.

Carl H. Tepper

Relating to emergency preparedness requirements for youth camps, camps, and entities that provide high-risk activities for minors; authorizing a civil penalty.

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.

Keith Bell

Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.

Erin Zwiener

Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.

Hillary Hickland

Relating to building standards for youth camps located within or near certain floodplains.

Don McLaughlin

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.

Andy Hopper

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of certain residential real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

Shelley Luther

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Briscoe Cain

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

Ken King

Relating to the text of and information that must be included on the ballot for debt obligation elections and on a voter information document.

Daniel Alders

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Brooks Landgraf

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.

Shelley Luther

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Mayes MiddletonRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of residential real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Matt Shaheen

Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.

Valoree Swanson

Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

Briscoe Cain

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Bryan HughesRepublican

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Matt Shaheen

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Bryan HughesRepublican

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

Morgan Meyer

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

Richard Hayes

Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

Charles PerryRepublican

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Brooks Landgraf

Designating Newton County as the official Forest Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Joanne Shofner

Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems.

Ken King

Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that establish a grocery store or healthy corner store in a food desert.

Lauren Ashley Simmons

Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems.

Drew Darby