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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 — **12715** (fail) · upper
- passage — **10343** (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).