Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
Texas SB9: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
Status: Passed one chamber, August 6, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
From the engrossed text, August 6, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.04(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) After the assessor for the taxing unit submits the appraisal roll for the taxing unit to the governing body of the taxing unit as required by Subsection (b), an officer or employee designated by the governing body shall calculate the no-new-revenue tax rate and the voter-approval tax rate for the taxing unit, where: (1) "No-new-revenue tax rate" means a rate expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value calculated according to the following formula: NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE = (LAST YEAR'S LEVY - LOST PROPERTY LEVY) / (CURRENT TOTAL VALUE - NEW PROPERTY VALUE) ; and (2) "Voter-approval tax rate" means a rate expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value calculated according to the following applicable formula: (A) for a special taxing unit: VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE = (NO-NEW-REVENUE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE x 1.08) + CURRENT DEBT RATE ; [[DELETED: or]] (B)[ADDED: for a municipality or county with a ] [ADDED: population of less than 75,000 that is not a special taxing unit:] [ADDED: VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE = (NO-NEW-REVENUE MAINTENANCE ] [ADDED: AND OPERATIONS RATE x …
Sponsors
- Paul Bettencourt (R, SD-007) · primary sponsor
- Brian Birdwell (R, SD-022)
- Donna Campbell (R, SD-025)
- Charles Creighton (R, SD-004)
- Brent Hagenbuch (R, SD-030)
- Bob Hall (R, SD-002)
- Adam Hinojosa (R, SD-027)
- Joan Huffman (R, SD-017)
- Bryan Hughes (R, SD-001)
- Ken King (R, HD-088)
- Lois Kolkhorst (R, SD-018)
- Mayes Middleton (R)
Latest actions
- : Reported engrossed
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Three day rule suspended
- : Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- : Record vote
- : Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- : Committee report printed and distributed
- : Reported favorably as substituted
- : Vote taken in committee
Votes
- Local Government Committee Vote (Out of committee): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (August 6, 2025): 18 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business (August 6, 2025): 18 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (August 6, 2025): 18 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Read 2nd time (August 6, 2025): 18 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Record vote (July 30, 2025): 22 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation--Property-Tax Rate, Political Subdivisions, Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous, Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection, Elections--General
Common questions
- What is SB9?
- SB9 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
- What does SB9 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
- What is the status of SB9?
- Passed one chamber as of August 6, 2025. Latest action: Reported engrossed (August 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB9?
- Paul Bettencourt (R, SD-007), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB9?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=SB00009
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