Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB2894: Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
From the enrolled text, May 24, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 140.011(a)(2), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) "Local government" means: (A) a municipality [[DELETED: adjacent to a United States ] [ and (B) a county [[DELETED: in which a United States military ] [DELETED: installation is wholly or partly located]]. SECTION 2. Section 140.011(b), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) To serve the state purpose of ensuring that the cost of providing ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans is shared equitably among the residents of this state, a local government is entitled to a disabled veteran assistance payment from the state for each fiscal year that the local government is a qualified local government. A local government is a qualified local government for a fiscal year if the amount of lost ad valorem tax revenue calculated under Subsection (c) for that fiscal year is equal to or greater than[ADDED: :] [ADDED: (1)]two percent of the local government's general fund revenue for that fiscal year[ADDED: if the local government is:] [ADDED: (A)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a municipality adjacent to a United States ] …
Sponsors
- Hillary Hickland (R, HD-055) · primary sponsor
- Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D, HD-120)
- Alan Schoolcraft (R, HD-044)
- Diego Bernal (D, HD-123)
- John Lujan (R, HD-118)
- David Cook (R, HD-096)
- Penny Morales Shaw (D, HD-148)
- Mihaela Plesa (D, HD-070)
- David Spiller (R, HD-068)
- Maria Flores (D, HD-051)
- Royce West (D, SD-023)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- : Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- : Record vote (RV#3427)
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
Votes
- Ways & Means Committee Vote (Out of committee): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Finance Committee Vote (Out of committee): 14 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3879 (May 23, 2025): 97 yea, 39 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3427 (May 23, 2025): 137 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 19, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 19, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Disabilities, Persons with, County Government--Finance, City Government--Finance, Military & Veterans, Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Common questions
- What is HB2894?
- HB2894 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
- What does HB2894 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
- What is the status of HB2894?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2894?
- Hillary Hickland (R, HD-055), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2894?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB02894
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