Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB222: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
Status: In committee, August 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
From the introduced text, August 18, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 48.255, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: (b)[ADDED: Subject to Subsection (d), the][[DELETED: The]] state compression percentage is the lower of: (1) 93 percent, or a lower percentage set by appropriation for a school year; (2) the percentage determined by the following or (3) the percentage determined under this section for the preceding school year. [ADDED: (d)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: For each school year, the commissioner shall reduce the ] [ADDED: state compression percentage determined under Subsection (b) to the ] [ADDED: lowest percentage possible as a result of:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: money deposited to the credit of the property tax ] [ and] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: any additional money appropriated for purposes of ] [ADDED: this subsection.] [ADDED: (e)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Notwithstanding any other law, if for any school year ] [ADDED: the commissioner determines under Subsection (b) or (d) that the ] [ADDED: state compression percentage is zero:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a school district may not impose a tier one ] [ADDED: maintenance and …
Sponsors
- Ellen Troxclair (R, HD-019) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Ways & Means
- : Read first time
- : Filed
Subjects: State Finances--Management & Control, Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts, EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, Taxation--School District, EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Common questions
- What is HB222?
- HB222 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
- What does HB222 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
- What is the status of HB222?
- In committee as of August 20, 2025. Latest action: Referred to Ways & Means (August 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB222?
- Ellen Troxclair (R, HD-019).
- Where is the official record for HB222?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00222
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