HB 17 Texas House · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.

HB 17 requires Texas school districts to include specific enrollment and inflation data in their annual property tax notices to property owners. The notice must state the district's enrollment growth rate and the state's inflation rate from the previous year, and compare the proposed tax revenue to what it would be if adjusted only for these factors. The bill defines terms like "adjusted tax collections" to standardize this calculation for transparency. School districts must now add this statement to notices about proposed tax rates and budget meetings. This change applies to all school districts in Texas and aims to clarify how enrollment and inflation impact property tax revenue.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
House Passage
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 18, 2025 Last action Aug 26, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 7 edits · Aug 25, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Texas property tax notice requirements to include standardized comparisons of proposed tax rates with previous years, adjusted for population growth and inflation. It mandates that taxing units (school districts, cities, counties) provide specific financial data in public notices to help property owners understand how their taxes will change. The changes aim to increase transparency and allow taxpayers to better evaluate proposed tax rates before public hearings.
Scope change
The bill expands requirements from school districts to all taxing units including cities, counties, and special districts, while also adding new mandatory disclosure requirements for tax rate notices.
REQUIREMENT

Added mandatory comparison statements showing how proposed tax rates affect tax collections compared to previous years, adjusted for population growth and inflation.

Required notices to include specific financial data including budget comparisons, appraised values, outstanding debt, and fund balances for school districts.

Added requirement for taxing units to post notices prominently on their internet websites from the date of first publication until the public hearing concludes.

Modified notice requirements to include specific statements about voter-approval rates and protections for seniors regarding tax increases.

Added requirement for notices to include database information showing individual property tax impacts based on population and inflation adjustments.

DEFINITION

Created new definitions for 'adjusted collection rate' and 'adjusted tax collections' to standardize how population growth and inflation are calculated for tax comparisons.

TIMELINE

Established effective date of January 1, 2026, for all changes made by this bill.

Floor votes · House Aug 25, 2025

How they voted

8655
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 145
Aug 25, 2025
D Democratic57
5 Yea 51 Nay 1
89% Nay
R Republican88
81 Yea 4 Nay 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Aug 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Aug 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Aug 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Aug 25, 2025
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Aug 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Aug 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Aug 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Aug 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Aug 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Aug 18, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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