5 days ago · Version: Bill: Fiscal Note: Analysis: Witness List: Summary of Cmte Action: Introduced: Senate Committee Report: Engrossed

Feb 5, 2025 · SB 2 advanced in a 19-12 vote, with all Democrats and one Republican — Sen. Robert Nichols of Jacksonville — opposing the legislation. The bill now goes to the Texas House. Similar legislation ...

5 days ago · What to know about Texas Senate Bill 2. The swift passage of SB 2 by a 19-12 vote comes after Abbott on Sunday identified the "school choice" proposal as an emergency item. All Democratic senators ...

6 days ago · Senate lawmakers approved an amended version of Senate Bill 2 Wednesday evening. Lawmakers started a new session after the vote and moved to a third reading. The bill cleared the Senate...

Feb 5, 2025 · SB 2 is a universal school choice bill, with a strong focus on special needs students and students in failing schools. “The Texas Senate’s passage of SB 2 is the biggest launch of any universal school choice program in American history, …

Version: Bill: Fiscal Note: Analysis: Witness List: Summary of Cmte Action: Introduced: Engrossed

Aug 9, 2023 · Senate Bill 2 (Bettencourt/Meyer) provides property tax relief through tax rate compression, an increase in the homestead exemption, and a pilot project limiting the growth in appraised values. For tax year 2023, this will save the …

Bill Title: Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee. fee. ARTICLE 1. SHORT TITLE. SECTION 1.01. This Act may be cited as the Property Tax. Relief Act. ARTICLE 2.

S.B. 2 amends the Education Code, Government Code, and Tax Code to enact the provisions of the Property Tax Relief Act. S.B. 2 provides for a $0.107 reduction in a public school district's maximum compressed tax rate for the 2023-2024 school year.

Jul 22, 2023 · Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee.