SB 2539 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the adoption of an ordinance issuing a tax increment bond by certain municipalities that have designated a tax increment reinvestment zone.

SB 2539 amends Texas tax law to establish new requirements for municipalities issuing tax increment bonds within designated tax increment reinvestment zones. It requires municipalities to provide written notice to all property owners in the zone about a public hearing and obtain a majority vote from the governing body before adopting such an ordinance. The bill does not change the bond issuance process itself but adds transparency and local approval steps. It directly affects municipalities with reinvestment zones and property owners within those zones. The changes apply only to ordinances adopted after the bill's effective date (September 1, 2025, unless passed with a two-thirds vote).
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 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 9, 2025
MINOR
This bill primarily updates formatting and metadata rather than substantive policy. The core legislative text regarding tax increment bonds for municipalities with reinvestment zones remains unchanged, though spacing and line breaks have been adjusted throughout the document.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the substantive legal provisions remain identical to the introduced version.
TECHNICAL

Added header information including bill number, sponsor name, and version designation (Engrossed) at the top of the document.

Adjusted spacing and line breaks throughout the text, particularly around section headers and numbered subsections.

Removed a note about digital content accessibility standards that was present in the introduced version but not in the engrossed version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
12
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 w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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