Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB17: Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
Status: Passed one chamber, August 25, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
From the engrossed text, August 25, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 44.004, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b), (e), (g-1), (i), and (j) and adding Subsections (c-3) and (c-4) to read as follows: (b) The president shall[ADDED: mail][[DELETED: provide for the publication ] [DELETED: of]] notice of the budget and proposed tax rate meeting[ADDED: to each ] [ADDED: property owner in the district and may also publish the notice]in a daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper published in the district. If no daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper is published in the district, the president[ADDED: may publish the][[DELETED: shall provide for the ] [DELETED: publication of]] notice in[ADDED: a][[DELETED: at least one]] newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district's central administrative office is located. Notice under this subsection shall be[ADDED: provided][[DELETED: published]] not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing. [ADDED: (c-3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: In addition to the information required by Subsection ] [ADDED: (c), the notice required by that subsection must include the ] [ADDED: following statement:] [ADDED: "In the (preceding tax year) tax year, …
Sponsors
- Morgan Meyer (R, HD-108) · primary sponsor
- Richard Hayes (R, HD-057)
- Cole Hefner (R, HD-005)
- Terri Leo-Wilson (R, HD-023)
- Shelley Luther (R, HD-062)
- William Metcalf (R, HD-016)
- Jared Patterson (R, HD-106)
- Dennis Paul (R, HD-129)
- Valoree Swanson (R, HD-150)
- Wilson
- Paul Bettencourt (R, SD-007)
- Donna Campbell (R, SD-025)
Latest actions
- : Motion withdrawn
- : Motion to suspend regular order of business
- : Ordered not printed
- : Printing rule suspended
- : Reported favorably w/o amendments
- : Vote taken in committee
- : Testimony taken in committee
- : Considered in public hearing
- : Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- : Posting rule suspended
Votes
- Ways & Means Committee Vote (Out of committee): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Local Government Committee Vote (Out of committee): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#62 (August 25, 2025): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#51 (August 25, 2025): 2 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#50 (August 25, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation--Property-Tax Rate, PUBLIC NOTICE, Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts, Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous, Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, Taxation--School District
Common questions
- What is HB17?
- HB17 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
- What does HB17 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
- What is the status of HB17?
- Passed one chamber as of August 25, 2025. Latest action: Motion withdrawn (August 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB17?
- Morgan Meyer (R, HD-108), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB17?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00017
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