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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the effect of a disaster on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit."
+description: "Relating to the effect of a disaster on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 1438"
+citation: "Texas SB 1438 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)", "Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Metcalf", "Meyer"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 74
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-03-10"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58012994-7a4c-4bc3-a423-ba41514524d5"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01400_SB01499/SB 1438.xml"
+source_hash: "a992807ebf8228477307dc4b4f3b6aa4d5e1346350cc3102d650758dfda780c0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 1438 (87) — Relating to the effect of a disaster on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01438I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01438E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01438H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01438S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01438F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **127–15** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **103–43** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bettencourt — primary (person)
+- Metcalf — primary (person)
+- Meyer — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-18** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-12** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-13** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-14** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-19** Record vote
+- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-19** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-19** Record vote
+- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-19** Record vote
+- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Record vote
+- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-21** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-23** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-24** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-28** Laid out in lieu of companion
+- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-28** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-29** Record vote
+- **2021-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-03** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-10** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-10** Read
+- **2021-05-10** Senate refuses to concur
+- **2021-05-10** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-10** Senate requests conference committee
+- **2021-05-10** Senate appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-10** Senate refuses to concur-reported
+- **2021-05-10** Senate requests conference committee-reported
+- **2021-05-10** Senate appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-14** House grants request for conference committee
+- **2021-05-14** House appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-14** House grants request for conf comm-reported
+- **2021-05-14** House appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-28** Conference committee report filed
+- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
+- **2021-05-29** Senate adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-29** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-16** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58012994-7a4c-4bc3-a423-ba41514524d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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