Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Cecil Bell
89th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 8/19/2025

Number of Bills: 20

Report Sections:

Author (20):
HB 13 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/18/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Aug 18 2025 12:21PM
Caption: Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

HB 55 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/18/2025 H Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding: Aug 18 2025 12:21PM
Caption: Relating to flood safety and disaster preparedness.

HB 57 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a requirement that an appraisal review board rely on an appraisal of residential real property prepared by an appraiser and submitted to the board by the property owner to determine a protest regarding the value of the property.

HB 59 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the selection of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee.

HB 67 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/18/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 18 2025 12:21PM
Caption: Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.

HB 72 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.

HB 73 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/18/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Aug 18 2025 12:21PM
Caption: Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.

HB 74 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to use public money for an environmental project.

HB 76 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain criteria in a local governmental agency contractor selection process.

HB 78 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the authority of the legislature or a state court to declare certain federal actions to be unconstitutional federal actions, including the effect and enforcement of such a declaration.

HB 155 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/18/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 18 2025 12:21PM
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

HB 161 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law.

HB 183 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly individuals and their surviving spouses.

HB 184 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HCR 1 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to consider opening a Driver License Mega Center in Magnolia.

HJR 15 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

HJR 16 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

HJR 18 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HR 21 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: In memory of Kenneth Allen Griffin of Katy.

HR 32 Author: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/18/2025 H Filed
Caption: Congratulating Horace Hodge on his retirement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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