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…
- Introduced May 12, 2025
- In committee May 12, 2025
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- 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.
- SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate
- SenatePermission to introduce
- SenateVote recorded in Journal
- SenateRead first time
- SenateReferred to Local Government
- CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Local Government
- CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Local Government
- CommitteeTestimony taken in committee · Senate Local Government
- CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate Local Government
- CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · Senate Local Government
- 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
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | Senate Local Government | Local Government: Reported favorably as substituted | Passed 5–2 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Paul BettencourtR Primary sponsor · District 7
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.