Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities.
SB 2519 restricts how property tax revenue (ad valorem taxes) can fund public bonds or securities. It defines "materially deviate" as significant changes to approved tax purposes, such as cost increases over 33%, scope reductions, or altered financing structures. Property owners can seek an injunction to stop tax collection if a taxing unit (like a city or county) deviates from the original purpose, with refunds and legal fees if they win. The law applies to tax elections adopted after its effective date, preventing revenue from property tax votes from being redirected to pay bond debts.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Engrossed
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May 12, 2025
MINOR
This bill was renumbered and reorganized from an original introduction to an engrossed version, with significant formatting changes and some text reordering. The core policy content regarding tax restrictions and bond limitations remains substantially the same, though the bill now includes a digital accessibility update notice and shows minor text adjustments in the section numbering and formatting.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; the modifications are primarily formatting and organizational rather than policy alterations.
TECHNICAL
Bill was renumbered from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' version with updated formatting and section numbering.
Added digital accessibility compliance notice (WCAG 2.1) and updated author attribution formatting.
Minor text reordering and formatting adjustments in section headings and line breaks, but no substantive policy changes.
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2025
How they voted
24–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
May 12, 2025
D
Democratic10
50% Nay
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carl Tepper
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Adam Hinojosa
RRepublican
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