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TX SB843

Bill

Status

Passed

6/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lois Kolkhorst

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Texas Education Agency must develop and maintain a database containing information on school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related capital projects

  • Database must include for school district bonds: ballot proposition language, projected tax rates, election results, project lists, accounting of bond proceeds, capital project data (funding sources, costs, budgets, size), and tax rate increases from issued bonds

  • Database must track maintenance tax information including proposed or approved tax rates, ballot proposition language, and results of ad valorem tax rate elections

  • School districts and charter schools are required to provide bond, tax, and project information to TEA; the agency must transmit this data to the Bond Review Board to satisfy local government reporting requirements

  • Implementation contingent on legislative appropriation; effective date September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.

Taxation

Last Action

Effective on 9/1/25

6/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Education4/28/2025
Education K-162/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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