Texas · Senate Bill 3071 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing…

  1. Introduced May 12, 2025
  2. In committee May 12, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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 authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. SenatePermission to introduce
  3. SenateVote recorded in Journal
  4. SenateRead first time
  5. SenateReferred to Local Government
  6. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Local Government
  7. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Local Government
  8. CommitteeTestimony taken in committee · Senate Local Government
  9. CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate Local Government
  10. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · Senate Local Government
  11. SenateCommittee report printed and distributed

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 19, 2025 Senate Local Government Local Government: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 5–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.