Texas Legislature
Bills Effective on January 1, 2026
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/8/2025

Number of Bills: 10
HB 22 Author: Noble | Meyer | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Turner
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property.

HB 30 Author: Troxclair | Meyer | Oliverson | Noble | Tepper
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.

HB 1244 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner and to late applications for such appraisal filed by the new owner of the land.

HB 1392 Author: Bucy | Zwiener
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date.

HB 2723 Author: Cunningham | Noble | Canales | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: West
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.

HB 2742 Author: Vasut
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the split-payment of ad valorem taxes.

HB 4739 Author: Geren
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the elimination of the requirement that a portion of certain retail charge agreement delinquency fees be remitted to the comptroller.

SB 1023 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Troxclair
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.

SB 1502 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Troxclair
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

SB 2420 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Fairly | Patterson | González, Mary | Button
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

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