Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB223: Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.
Status: In committee, August 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to municipal and county financial requirements.
From the introduced text, August 18, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to municipal and county financial requirements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 140.014 and 140.015 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 140.014.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: LIMIT ON ANNUAL EXPENDITURES. (a) In this ] [ADDED: section:] [ADDED: (1) "Board" means the Legislative Budget Board.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Consumer price index" means the average over a ] [ADDED: calendar year of the index the board considers to most accurately ] [ADDED: report changes in the purchasing power of the dollar for consumers ] [ADDED: in this state.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Inflation rate" means the amount, expressed in ] [ADDED: decimal form rounded to the nearest thousandth, computed by ] [ADDED: determining the percentage change in the consumer price index for ] [ADDED: the preceding calendar year as compared to the consumer price index ] [ADDED: for the calendar year preceding that calendar year.] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Population growth rate" means the rate of growth ] [ADDED: of the state's population during the preceding calendar year, ] [ADDED: expressed in decimal form rounded to the nearest thousandth, ] [ADDED: determined by the board in accordance with the most recent ] [ADDED: population estimates published by …
Sponsors
- Ellen Troxclair (R, HD-019) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
- : Read first time
- : Filed
Subjects: PUBLIC NOTICE, Political Subdivisions, County Government--Finance, City Government--Finance, LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Common questions
- What is HB223?
- HB223 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.
- What does HB223 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to municipal and county financial requirements.
- What is the status of HB223?
- In committee as of August 20, 2025. Latest action: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs (August 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB223?
- Ellen Troxclair (R, HD-019).
- Where is the official record for HB223?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00223
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