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TX HB3537

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Toth

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Limits annual expenditures for all political subdivisions (municipalities, counties, and special purpose districts) to the greater of: the previous fiscal year's total expenditures, or the previous year's expenditures multiplied by a rate based on population growth plus inflation

  • Requires the Legislative Budget Board to publish by January 31 each year a rate equal to the sum of the state's three-year average population growth rate and the three-year average inflation rate (based on chained consumer price index)

  • Allows political subdivisions to exceed the expenditure cap only if voters approve the additional spending at an election held on a uniform election date

  • Excludes voter-approved bond proceeds and grants, donations, or gifts from the expenditure limit calculation

  • Applies to fiscal years beginning on or after December 1, 2025, with immediate effect if passed by two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 otherwise

Legislative Description

Relating to a limit on local government expenditures.

County Government

Last Action

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

3/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Intergovernmental Affairs3/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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