The House — Committee on Ways & Means — 89th Legislature — September 15, 2026 — 10:00 a.m. — E2.014 — — Pursuant to a — notice posted on August 25, 2026, revised on September 2, 2026, the House — Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order — by the chair, Representative Meyer, at 10:07 a.m. — — The initial quorum — call was answered as follows: Representatives Meyer; Button; Capriglione; — Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; and Vasut. — — A quorum was — present. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The Committee met — and heard invited and public testimony on the following charges: — — Monitor the — implementation and associated rulemaking of legislation passed by the Committee — and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are — properly implemented, including the following: HB 103, relating to the creation — and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related — project information; and HB 148, relating to the qualification of candidates — for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an — appraisal district. — — Testimony — taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.) — — Study and consider — methods to build on the property tax relief provided by the 89th Legislature. — Review the cost and benefits of compressing school district tax rates and — increasing the homestead exemption; whether the property tax appraisal system — is working as intended, and opportunities to improve the system to benefit — homeowners and businesses; and the economic performance of state tax revenue — supporting ongoing property tax relief, including the impact of exemptions. — — Testimony — taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.) — — (Representative — Martinez Fischer now present.) — — Testimony — taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.) — — Examine local — government spending and debt practices, including the use of certificates of — obligation, to determine the overall impact on property tax rates. Evaluate — other revenue sources, such as fees, utilized by local units of government to — facilitate increased spending. Make recommendations to improve the long-term — affordability for Texas families by limiting the growth of local government — spending. — — Testimony — taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.) — — Monitor the — agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction, including for fraud, waste, and — abuse, where applicable. The 2 jurisdiction of the Ways and Means Committee — includes the following agencies: • The Multistate Tax Commission; and • The — Comptroller of Public Accounts. — — Testimony — taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.) — — — — — — — — — — — At 5:55 p.m., on — the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned — subject to the call of the chair. — — — — Rep. Meyer, Chair — — — — Ryan Marquess, — Clerk

The House Committee on Ways & Means

89th Legislature

September 15, 2026

10:00 a.m.

E2.014

Pursuant to a notice posted on August 25, 2026, revised on September 2, 2026, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Meyer, at 10:07 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Meyer; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; and Vasut.

A quorum was present.

The Committee met and heard invited and public testimony on the following charges:

Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are properly implemented, including the following: HB 103, relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; and HB 148, relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Study and consider methods to build on the property tax relief provided by the 89th Legislature. Review the cost and benefits of compressing school district tax rates and increasing the homestead exemption; whether the property tax appraisal system is working as intended, and opportunities to improve the system to benefit homeowners and businesses; and the economic performance of state tax revenue supporting ongoing property tax relief, including the impact of exemptions.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Examine local government spending and debt practices, including the use of certificates of obligation, to determine the overall impact on property tax rates. Evaluate other revenue sources, such as fees, utilized by local units of government to facilitate increased spending. Make recommendations to improve the long-term affordability for Texas families by limiting the growth of local government spending.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

Monitor the agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction, including for fraud, waste, and abuse, where applicable. The 2 jurisdiction of the Ways and Means Committee includes the following agencies: • The Multistate Tax Commission; and • The Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

At 5:55 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

________________________________________________

Rep. Meyer, Chair

________________________________________________

Ryan Marquess, Clerk