Legislative Research: TX HB217 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the creation of a flood recovery loan program to provide low-interest loans to persons who are victims of flood-related disasters. [HB217 2025 Detail][HB217 2025 Text][HB217 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-20 Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding |
| 2025 89th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well. [HB217 2025 Detail][HB217 2025 Text][HB217 2025 Comments] | 2025-07-28 Filed |
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes. [HB217 2025 Detail][HB217 2025 Text][HB217 2025 Comments] | 2025-02-27 Referred to Ways & Means |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the limitation on the amount of a subcontractor's lien for labor or materials. [HB217 2023 Detail][HB217 2023 Text][HB217 2023 Comments] | 2023-02-23 Referred to Business & Industry |
| 2021 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the secretary of state posting on the secretary of state's Internet website databases containing certain information about elections. [HB217 2021 Detail][HB217 2021 Text][HB217 2021 Comments] | 2021-08-24 Filed |
| 2021 87th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors. [HB217 2021 Detail][HB217 2021 Text][HB217 2021 Comments] | 2021-07-09 Filed |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to postconviction forensic DNA testing. [HB217 2021 Detail][HB217 2021 Text][HB217 2021 Comments] | 2021-05-18 Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for hair prostheses for cancer patients. [HB217 2019 Detail][HB217 2019 Text][HB217 2019 Comments] | 2019-05-15 Referred to Business & Commerce |
| 2017 85th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools; making an appropriation. [HB217 2017 Detail][HB217 2017 Text][HB217 2017 Comments] | 2017-07-20 Referred to Appropriations |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Passed) | Relating to the authority of certain persons to defer or abate the collection of ad valorem taxes on a person's residence homestead. [HB217 2017 Detail][HB217 2017 Text][HB217 2017 Comments] | 2017-05-18 Effective on 9/1/17 |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to the services provided by a colonia self-help center. [HB217 2015 Detail][HB217 2015 Text][HB217 2015 Comments] | 2015-05-25 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Vetoed) | Relating to the types of beverages that may be sold to students on public school campuses. [HB217 2013 Detail][HB217 2013 Text][HB217 2013 Comments] | 2013-06-14 Vetoed by the Governor |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to an optional county fee on registration of a vehicle in certain counties. [HB217 2011 Detail][HB217 2011 Text][HB217 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-30 Left pending in committee |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to prohibiting the use of unsafe children's products in certain nonresidential child-care facilities. [HB217 2009 Detail][HB217 2009 Text][HB217 2009 Comments] | 2009-05-04 Laid on the table subject to call |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texas HB217] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas House Ways & Means Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Representative Brian Harrison TX] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HB217 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2025, February 27). LegiScan. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB217/2025
MLA
"TX HB217 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 27 Feb. 2025. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB217/2025>.
Chicago
"TX HB217 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." February 27, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB217/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HB217 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 27 February 2025. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB217/2025 (accessed July 28, 2026).
Subjects
Elections
Elections--General
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate
Elections--General
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB217 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00217I.htm |
