SB 533 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.

SB 533 requires that local governments hold elections to authorize bond issuances or tax increases only on the November uniform election date, not on other dates. It prevents these elections from being scheduled as emergency elections under existing law. The bill applies only to elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025, leaving past elections unaffected. This change simplifies scheduling for local governments seeking voter approval for debt or tax measures.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 5, 2024 Last action Apr 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 1, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an official engrossed version, with minor spacing adjustments and header updates. The substantive legislative content regarding election dates for bond authorizations remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; formatting and presentation were updated to reflect the official engrossed version.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the bill as an 'Engrossed version' with updated sponsor attribution and bill number formatting.

Line numbers and internal markup indicators were removed as the bill moved from draft to final engrossed form.

A new line about digital content accessibility standards on TLO was added, which appears unrelated to the main legislative text.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

219
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic10
1 Yea 9 Nay
90% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Kevin Sparks
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
TX
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