Legislative Research: TX HB2 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees. [HB2 2025 Detail][HB2 2025 Text][HB2 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-21 Laid on the table subject to call |
| 2025 89th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. [HB2 2025 Detail][HB2 2025 Text][HB2 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-12 Placed on Major State Calendar |
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Passed) | Relating to public education and public school finance. [HB2 2025 Detail][HB2 2025 Text][HB2 2025 Comments] | 2025-06-20 See remarks for effective date |
| 2023 88th Legislature 4th Special Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including the establishment of a school safety grant program and a school safety plan implementation grant program, and the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of mon... [HB2 2023 Detail][HB2 2023 Text][HB2 2023 Comments] | 2023-11-21 Referred to Education |
| 2023 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | 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. [HB2 2023 Detail][HB2 2023 Text][HB2 2023 Comments] | 2023-07-13 Laid on the table subject to call |
| 2023 88th Legislature 1st Special Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. [HB2 2023 Detail][HB2 2023 Text][HB2 2023 Comments] | 2023-06-13 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system and property tax appraisal and administration. [HB2 2023 Detail][HB2 2023 Text][HB2 2023 Comments] | 2023-05-02 Referred to Local Government |
| 2021 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations. [HB2 2021 Detail][HB2 2021 Text][HB2 2021 Comments] | 2021-10-15 Referred to Appropriations |
| 2021 87th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to rules for setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizatio... [HB2 2021 Detail][HB2 2021 Text][HB2 2021 Comments] | 2021-07-17 Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Passed) | Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. [HB2 2021 Detail][HB2 2021 Text][HB2 2021 Comments] | 2021-06-18 Effective immediately |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees. [HB2 2019 Detail][HB2 2019 Text][HB2 2019 Comments] | 2019-04-30 Laid on the table subject to call |
| 2017 85th Legislature 1st Special Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to the repeal of certain riders for the Texas Medical Board and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists from the General Appropriations Act that are contingent upon the approval of certain Acts continuing those agencies during th... [HB2 2017 Detail][HB2 2017 Text][HB2 2017 Comments] | 2017-08-03 Referred to Business & Commerce |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Passed) | Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. [HB2 2017 Detail][HB2 2017 Text][HB2 2017 Comments] | 2017-06-12 Effective immediately |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Passed) | Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. [HB2 2015 Detail][HB2 2015 Text][HB2 2015 Comments] | 2015-06-20 Effective immediately |
| 2013 83rd Legislature 3rd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to making an appropriation to the Texas Department of Transportation for constructing, maintaining, and acquiring rights of way for public roadways other than toll roads. [HB2 2013 Detail][HB2 2013 Text][HB2 2013 Comments] | 2013-08-01 Left pending in committee |
| 2013 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session (Passed) | Relating to the regulation of abortion procedures, providers, and facilities; providing penalties. [HB2 2013 Detail][HB2 2013 Text][HB2 2013 Comments] | 2013-07-18 See remarks for effective date |
| 2013 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas Senate. [HB2 2013 Detail][HB2 2013 Text][HB2 2013 Comments] | 2013-06-18 Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2011 82nd Legislature 1st Special (Introduced - Dead) | Appropriating money for the support of state government for the period beginning September 1, 2011 and ending August 31, 2013; and authorizing and prescribing conditions, limitations, rules, and procedures for allocating and expending the appropriate... [HB2 2011 Detail][HB2 2011 Text][HB2 2011 Comments] | 2011-06-03 Left pending in committee |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the appraisal of property, including residence homesteads, for ad valorem tax purposes. [HB2 2009 Detail][HB2 2009 Text][HB2 2009 Comments] | 2009-02-12 Referred to Ways & Means |
References Online
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HB2 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature. (2019, April 30). LegiScan. Retrieved August 29, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2/2019
MLA
"TX HB2 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 30 Apr. 2019. Web. 29 Aug. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2/2019>.
Chicago
"TX HB2 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature." April 30, 2019 LegiScan. Accessed August 29, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2/2019.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HB2 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature. 30 April 2019. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2/2019 (accessed August 29, 2026).
Subjects
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS
Education
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Elections
Elections--Administration
Elections--General
Property Interests
Property Interests--Personal Property
PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY BOARD
PUBLIC NOTICE
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed
Taxation
Taxation--General
Taxation--Property-Appeal of Tax Decisions
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Taxation--Property-State Administration
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate
Taxation--School District
TEXAS PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND RELIEF ACT OF 2019
COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS
Education
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Elections
Elections--Administration
Elections--General
Property Interests
Property Interests--Personal Property
PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY BOARD
PUBLIC NOTICE
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed
Taxation
Taxation--General
Taxation--Property-Appeal of Tax Decisions
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Taxation--Property-State Administration
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate
Taxation--School District
TEXAS PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND RELIEF ACT OF 2019
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB2 | Same As | 2019-06-12 | Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees. | See remarks for effective date |
