TX SB 3071
died on adjournmentRelating 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.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper
Quick answers
Did TX SB 3071 pass?
No. TX SB 3071 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-19): Committee report printed and distributed
What is TX SB 3071 about?
TX SB 3071 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TX SB 3071?
Bettencourt is the primary sponsor of TX SB 3071.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-12
- Latest action
- 2025-05-19 — Committee report printed and distributed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bettencourtprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-05-12
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
2025-05-12
Permission to introduce
2025-05-12
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-12
Referred to Local Government
referral-committee
2025-05-15
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-15
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-15
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-19
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-19
Committee report printed and distributed
Versions
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 3879
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