TX SB4 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas Senate Bill 4

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 16 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-16 - See remarks for effective date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

Title

Sponsors

Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]	Sen. Carol Alvarado [D]	Sen. Brian Birdwell [R]	Sen. Cesar Blanco [D]
Sen. Donna Campbell [R]	Sen. Molly Cook [D]	Sen. Charles Creighton [R]	Sen. Sarah Eckhardt [D]
Sen. Peter Flores [R]	Sen. Roland Gutierrez [D]	Sen. Brent Hagenbuch [R]	Sen. Bob Hall [R]
Sen. Kelly Hancock [R]	Sen. Adam Hinojosa [R]	Sen. Juan Hinojosa [D]	Sen. Joan Huffman [R]
Sen. Bryan Hughes [R]	Sen. Phil King [R]	Sen. Lois Kolkhorst [R]	Sen. Jose Menendez [D]
Sen. Mayes Middleton [R]	Sen. Robert Nichols [R]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]	Sen. Angela Paxton [R]
Sen. Charles Perry [R]	Sen. Charles Schwertner [R]	Sen. Kevin Sparks [R]	Sen. Royce West [D]
Sen. Judith Zaffirini [D]	Sen. Borris Miles [D]	Rep. Morgan Meyer [R]	Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer [D]
Rep. Greg Bonnen [R]	Rep. Todd Hunter [R]	Rep. Chris Turner [D]	Rep. Daniel Alders [R]
Rep. Alma Allen [D]	Rep. Rafael Anchia [D]	Rep. Trent Ashby [R]	Rep. Jeff Barry [R]
Rep. Cecil Bell [R]	Rep. Keith Bell [R]	Rep. Salman Bhojani [D]	Rep. Rhetta Bowers [D]
Rep. Brad Buckley [R]	Rep. John Bucy [D]	Rep. Ben Bumgarner [R]	Rep. Angie Button [R]
Rep. Briscoe Cain [R]	Rep. Elizabeth Campos [D]	Rep. Giovanni Capriglione [R]	Rep. David Cook [R]
Rep. Philip Cortez [D]	Rep. Charles Cunningham [R]	Rep. Pat Curry [R]	Rep. Drew Darby [R]
Rep. Aicha Davis [D]	Rep. Jay Dean [R]	Rep. Mano DeAyala [R]	Rep. Mark Dorazio [R]
Rep. Harold Dutton [D]	Rep. Paul Dyson [R]	Rep. Caroline Fairly [R]	Rep. Maria Flores [D]
Rep. James Frank [R]	Rep. Erin Gamez [D]	Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez [D]	Rep. Josey Garcia [D]
Rep. Linda Garcia [D]	Rep. Gary Gates [R]	Rep. Stan Gerdes [R]	Rep. Charlie Geren [R]
Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins [D]	Rep. Vikki Goodwin [D]	Rep. Ryan Guillen [R]	Rep. Sam Harless [R]
Rep. Cody Harris [R]	Rep. Caroline Harris Davila [R]	Rep. Cole Hefner [R]	Rep. Hillary Hickland [R]
Rep. Donna Howard [D]	Rep. Lacey Hull [R]	Rep. Carrie Isaac [R]	Rep. Ann Johnson [D]
Rep. Helen Kerwin [R]	Rep. Ken King [R]	Rep. Stan Kitzman [R]	Rep. Suleman Lalani [D]
Rep. Stan Lambert [R]	Rep. Brooks Landgraf [R]	Rep. Jeff Leach [R]	Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson [R]
Rep. Janie Lopez [R]	Rep. Ray Lopez [D]	Rep. AJ Louderback [R]	Rep. J.M. Lozano [R]
Rep. John Lujan [R]	Rep. Christian Manuel [D]	Rep. Armando Martinez [D]	Rep. Don McLaughlin [R]
Rep. John McQueeney [R]	Rep. William Metcalf [R]	Rep. Terry Meza [D]	Rep. Eddie Morales [D]
Rep. Matt Morgan [R]	Rep. Sergio Munoz [D]	Rep. Candy Noble [R]	Rep. Tom Oliverson [R]
Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez [D]	Rep. Angelia Orr [R]	Rep. Jared Patterson [R]	Rep. Dennis Paul [R]
Rep. Mary Perez [D]	Rep. Vincent Perez [D]	Rep. Dade Phelan [R]	Rep. Katrina Pierson [R]
Rep. Mihaela Plesa [D]	Rep. Richard Raymond [D]	Rep. Ron Reynolds [D]	Rep. Alan Schoolcraft [R]
Rep. Matthew Shaheen [R]	Rep. Joanne Shofner [R]	Rep. Shelby Slawson [R]	Rep. John Smithee [R]
Rep. David Spiller [R]	Rep. Valoree Swanson [R]	Rep. Tony Tinderholt [R]	Rep. Steve Toth [R]
Rep. Ellen Troxclair [R]	Rep. Gary Vandeaver [R]	Rep. Cody Vasut [R]	Rep. Denise Villalobos [R]
Rep. Hubert Vo [D]	Rep. Charlene Ward Johnson [D]	Rep. Trey Wharton [R]	Rep. Terry Wilson [R]
Rep. Erin Zwiener [D]

Roll Calls

2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-21 - House - Read 3rd time RV#3116 (Y: 143 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-20 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#3056 (Y: 145 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-20 - House - Amendment tabled RV#3055 (Y: 96 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2025-05-20 - House - RV#3054 (Y: 142 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-16		See remarks for effective date
2025-06-16		Signed by the Governor
2025-06-01		Sent to the Governor
2025-06-01	House	Signed in the House
2025-05-31	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-05-30	Senate	Reported enrolled
2025-05-29	House	Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-29	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-29	Senate	Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
2025-05-29	Senate	Read
2025-05-29	Senate	House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-21	Senate	House passage as amended reported
2025-05-21	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-21	House	Record vote RV#3116
2025-05-21	House	Passed
2025-05-21	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-20	House	Additional sponsor(s) authorized
2025-05-20	House	Rules suspended
2025-05-20	House	Record vote RV#3056
2025-05-20	House	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-20	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-20	House	Record vote RV#3055
2025-05-20	House	Amendment tabled 2-Olcott and Hopper
2025-05-20	House	Record vote RV#3054
2025-05-20	House	Amended 1-Meyer
2025-05-20	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-20	House	Placed on Major State Calendar
2025-05-16	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-10	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-09	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-09	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-05	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-05	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-05	House	Left pending in committee
2025-05-05	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-05	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-05	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-25	House	Referred to Ways & Means
2025-03-25	House	Read first time
2025-02-18	House	Received from the Senate
2025-02-13	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-02-13	Senate	Statement(s) submitted
2025-02-13	Senate	Record vote
2025-02-13	Senate	Passed
2025-02-13	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-02-13	Senate	Record vote
2025-02-13	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-02-13	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-02-13	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-02-13	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-02-13	Senate	Amended
2025-02-13	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA2 Bettencourt
2025-02-13	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-02-13	Senate	Amended
2025-02-13	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Bettencourt
2025-02-13	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-02-13	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-02-13	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-02-12	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-02-11	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-02-11	Senate	Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-02-11	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-02-11	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-02-11	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-02-11	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-07	Senate	Referred to Local Government
2025-02-07	Senate	Read first time
2025-02-06	Senate	Filed
2025-02-06	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Same As/Similar To

HB2611 (Same As) 2025-03-18 - Referred to Ways & Means
HB2611 (Same As) 2025-03-18 - Referred to Ways & Means
SJR2 (Enabling for) 2025-05-22 - Filed with the Secretary of State

Subjects

Education
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate
Taxation--School District

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB4
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00004I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00004S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00004E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00004H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00004F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00004S2F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00004S2F2.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00004H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00004H22.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00004I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00004I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00004E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00004H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00004A.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00004F.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00004F.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ02-13-F.PDF#page=7
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB4&RcdVtNo=3054&Ch=H&Dt=05/20/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB4&RcdVtNo=3055&Ch=H&Dt=05/20/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB4&RcdVtNo=3056&Ch=H&Dt=05/20/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB4&RcdVtNo=3116&Ch=H&Dt=05/21/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-29-F.PDF#page=5