Texas · House Bill 279 · 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the…

HB 279 Sponsored by Hillary Hickland Died when the session ended

  1. Introduced Aug 5, 2025
  2. Died  
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.

Every action

1 step, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled

Roll calls

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Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.