--- type: "Bill" title: "Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees." description: "Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees." jurisdiction: "us/states/tx" legislature: "Texas Legislature" session: "86" identifier: "SB 2" citation: "Texas SB 2 (86)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)", "Elections--Administration (I0277)", "Elections--General (I0310)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Property Interests--Personal Property (I0600)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)", "Taxation--General (I0815)", "Taxation--Property-Appeal of Tax Decisions (I0796)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)", "Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)", "Taxation--Property-State Administration (I0791)", "Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)", "Taxation--School District (I0785)", "TEXAS PROPERTY TAX REFORM & TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2019 (P0763)", "TEXAS PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND RELIEF ACT OF 2019 (P0724)", "TEXAS TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2019 (P0758)", "COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS (S0310)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "MEDIATION", "DISPUTE RESOLUTION", "& ARBITRATION (S8683)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY BOARD (V1103)"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Burrows", "Creighton", "Hancock", "Paxton", "Taylor"] version_count: 1 action_count: 245 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2019-01-31" last_action: "2019-06-12" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0d36800-cea8-4d32-95e4-039751e10ac0" source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 2.xml" source_hash: "9846142bc60d38ecc78bbc4dceec63ec9d0356149288578c5bc7a617686df72d" 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 2 (86) — Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00002I.HTM) ## Votes - passage — **107–40** (pass) · lower - passage — **109–36** (pass) · lower - other — **88–50** (fail) · upper - other — **0–0** (fail) · upper - passage — **18–12** (pass) · upper - passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Bettencourt — primary (person) - Burrows — primary (person) - Creighton — primary (person) - Hancock — primary (person) - Paxton — primary (person) - Taylor — primary (person) - Allison — cosponsor (person) - Anderson, Charles "Doc" — cosponsor (person) - Ashby — cosponsor (person) - Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person) - Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person) - Biedermann — cosponsor (person) - Birdwell — cosponsor (person) - Bohac — cosponsor (person) - Bonnen, Greg — cosponsor (person) - Buckley — cosponsor (person) - Burns — cosponsor (person) - Button — cosponsor (person) - Cain — cosponsor (person) - Campbell — cosponsor (person) - Canales — cosponsor (person) - Capriglione — cosponsor (person) - Clardy — cosponsor (person) - Cyrier — cosponsor (person) - Darby — cosponsor (person) - Davis, Sarah — cosponsor (person) - Dean — cosponsor (person) - Fallon — cosponsor (person) - Flores — cosponsor (person) - Flynn — cosponsor (person) - Frank — cosponsor (person) - Frullo — cosponsor (person) - Goldman — cosponsor (person) - Guerra — cosponsor (person) - Hall — cosponsor (person) - Harless — cosponsor (person) - Harris — cosponsor (person) - Hefner — cosponsor (person) - Holland — cosponsor (person) - Huberty — cosponsor (person) - Hunter — cosponsor (person) - King, Phil — cosponsor (person) - Klick — cosponsor (person) - Krause — cosponsor (person) - Lambert — cosponsor (person) - Landgraf — cosponsor (person) - Lang — cosponsor (person) - Larson — cosponsor (person) - Leach — cosponsor (person) - Leman — cosponsor (person) - Lozano — cosponsor (person) - Metcalf — cosponsor (person) - Meyer — cosponsor (person) - Middleton — cosponsor (person) - Miller — cosponsor (person) - Morrison — cosponsor (person) - Murphy — cosponsor (person) - Murr — cosponsor (person) - Nelson — cosponsor (person) - Noble — cosponsor (person) - Oliverson — cosponsor (person) - Paddie — cosponsor (person) - Patterson — cosponsor (person) - Paul — cosponsor (person) - Phelan — cosponsor (person) - Raney — cosponsor (person) - Raymond — cosponsor (person) - Sanford — cosponsor (person) - Schaefer — cosponsor (person) - Schwertner — cosponsor (person) - Shaheen — cosponsor (person) - Sheffield — cosponsor (person) - Shine — cosponsor (person) - Smith — cosponsor (person) - Springer — cosponsor (person) - Stickland — cosponsor (person) - Stucky — cosponsor (person) - Swanson — cosponsor (person) - Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person) - Tinderholt — cosponsor (person) - Toth — cosponsor (person) - White — cosponsor (person) - Wray — cosponsor (person) - Zedler — cosponsor (person) - Zerwas — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2019-01-31** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing` - **2019-01-31** Filed `filing` - **2019-02-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1` - **2019-02-01** Referred to Property Tax `referral-committee` - **2019-02-06** Co-author authorized - **2019-02-06** Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - **2019-02-06** Considered in public hearing - **2019-02-06** Testimony taken in committee - **2019-02-06** Left pending in committee - **2019-02-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - **2019-02-11** Considered in public hearing - **2019-02-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-02-15** Committee report printed and distributed - **2019-02-19** Co-author authorized - **2019-02-25** Co-author authorized - **2019-04-03** Placed on intent calendar - **2019-04-08** Co-author authorized - **2019-04-15** Co-author authorized - **2019-04-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2019-04-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment` - **2019-04-15** Vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment tabled - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment withdrawn - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment withdrawn - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment withdrawn - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment withdrawn - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment withdrawn - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment offered - **2019-04-15** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Amendment adopted as amended - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Passed to engrossment as amended - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Remarks ordered printed - **2019-04-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2019-04-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-15** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal` - **2019-04-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-15** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-15** Vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-15** Passed as amended `passage` - **2019-04-15** Record vote - **2019-04-15** Reason for vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-15** Remarks ordered printed - **2019-04-15** Reported engrossed - **2019-04-16** Received from the Senate `introduction` - **2019-04-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1` - **2019-04-16** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee` - **2019-04-25** Considered in formal meeting - **2019-04-25** Committee substitute considered in committee - **2019-04-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - **2019-04-28** Committee report distributed - **2019-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars - **2019-04-30** Laid out in lieu of companion - **2019-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal` - **2019-04-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-30** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment` - **2019-04-30** Amendment adopted as amended - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-30** Point of order sustained (amendment) - **2019-04-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-30** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment` - **2019-04-30** Amendment adopted as amended - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-30** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-30** Point of order sustained (amendment) - **2019-04-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-30** Point of order sustained (amendment) - **2019-04-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-30** Point of order sustained (amendment) - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2019-04-30** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment` - **2019-04-30** Amendment adopted as amended - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment tabled - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-30** Amendment fails of adoption - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-04-30** Passed to 3rd reading as amended - **2019-04-30** Record vote - **2019-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2019-05-01** Passed `passage` - **2019-05-01** Record vote - **2019-05-01** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-05-01** House passage as amended reported - **2019-05-07** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate - **2019-05-07** Read - **2019-05-07** Senate refuses to concur - **2019-05-07** Senate requests conference committee - **2019-05-07** Senate appoints conferees - **2019-05-07** Senate refuses to concur-reported - **2019-05-07** Senate requests conference committee-reported - **2019-05-07** Senate appoints conferees-reported - **2019-05-10** House grants request for conference committee - **2019-05-10** House appoints conferees - **2019-05-10** House grants request for conf comm-reported - **2019-05-10** House appoints conferees-reported - **2019-05-24** Conference committee report filed - **2019-05-24** Conf. Comm. Report distributed - **2019-05-24** Corrected Conference committee report filed - **2019-05-24** Corrected Conference Committee Report distributed - **2019-05-25** House adopts resolution to go outside bounds - **2019-05-25** House adopts conference committee report - **2019-05-25** Record vote - **2019-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2019-05-25** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported - **2019-05-25** Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds - **2019-05-25** Senate adopts conference committee report - **2019-05-25** Record vote - **2019-05-26** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported - **2019-05-27** House adopts resolution for tech. correction - **2019-05-27** Senate adopts resolution for tech. correction - **2019-05-27** Reported enrolled - **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate - **2019-05-27** Signed in the House - **2019-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2019-06-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature` - **2019-06-12** See remarks for effective date ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0d36800-cea8-4d32-95e4-039751e10ac0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).