---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes."
description: "Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 1025"
citation: "Texas SB 1025 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections--General (I0310)", "Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Troxclair"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5cc8f53-1444-4b5b-ac84-6947a377498a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01000_SB01099/SB 1025.xml"
source_hash: "1a8cef932d500607ee250c3dc2d5fee973837e210a42564e5302e8d9a540f9ac"
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 1025 (89R) — Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/SB01025I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01025E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01025H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01025S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01025F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- passage — **83–44** (pass) · lower
- passage — **102–45** (pass) · lower
- passage — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- passage — **23–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Troxclair — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-30** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-30** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-24** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-03-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-10** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-03-10** Left pending in committee
- **2025-03-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-13** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-03-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-03-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-20** Record vote
- **2025-03-20** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Record vote
- **2025-03-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-03-20** Record vote
- **2025-03-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Record vote
- **2025-03-20** Reported engrossed
- **2025-03-25** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-24** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-07** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2025-05-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-07** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2025-05-07** Record vote
- **2025-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-12** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-12** Read
- **2025-05-12** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2025-05-12** Record vote
- **2025-05-12** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-12** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-13** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-24** 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/c5cc8f53-1444-4b5b-ac84-6947a377498a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).