Texas 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) Status: In Committee

HB 41 — Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Last action — Referred to Ways & Means

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced August 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 2 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 11.261, Tax Code, Section 23.19(g), Tax Code.

  • Section 11.261, Tax Code

    COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, OR JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT TAX AND → TAX IMPOSED BY TAXING UNIT OTHER THAN SCHOOL DISTRICT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OR

    amended

  • Section 11.261, Tax Code

    county, municipality, or junior college district that has established a limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed by the county, municipality, or junior college district on the residence homestead of a disabled individual or an individual 65 years of age or older under Section 1-b(h), Article VIII, Texas Constitution the limitation provided The county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district a individual an individual county, municipality, or junior college district , other than a tax year preceding the tax year in which the county, municipality, or junior college district established the limitation described by Subsection (a), a individual an individual county, municipal, or junior college district a county, municipality, or junior college district , other than a tax year preceding the tax year in which the county, municipality, or junior college district established the limitation described by Subsection (a), county, municipality, or junior college district it A provided county, municipal, or junior college district county, municipal, or junior college district provided a individual an individual provided by this section a individual an individual individuals individuals county, municipality, or junior college district provided county, municipal, or junior college district provided in the same county, municipality, or junior college district the county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district provided the county, municipality, or junior college district the county, municipality, or junior college district provided county, municipal, or junior college district in the same county, municipality, or junior college district the county, municipality, or junior college district qualifies for county, municipal, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipal, or junior college district county, municipal, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district, as applicable, county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipal, or junior college district provided → taxing unit other than a school district this section required by a taxing unit A taxing unit taxing unit an individual who is is taxing unit an individual who is is by the taxing unit the taxing unit (b-1) If the first tax year the individual qualified the residence homestead for the exemption provided by Section 11.13(c) for individuals who are disabled or are 65 years of age or older was a tax year before the 2026 tax year and the homestead qualified for a limitation on county, municipal, or junior college district taxes under this section for that tax year, the amount of the limitation on county, municipal, or junior college district taxes, as applicable, required by this section is the amount of the tax imposed by the applicable taxing unit for the 2025 tax year, plus any 2026 tax attributable to improvements made in 2025, other than improvements made to comply with governmental regulations or repairs. (b-2) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), for the purpose of calculating a limitation on tax increases by a taxing unit under this section, an individual who qualified a residence homestead before January 1, 2026, for an exemption under Section 11.13(c) for individuals who are disabled or are 65 years of age or older is considered to have qualified the homestead for that exemption on January 1, 2026. taxing unit the homestead The required by a taxing unit required an individual who is is an individual who is is an individual who is is taxing unit by a taxing unit required by a taxing unit required a taxing unit taxing unit required by a taxing unit of the same type that been by the taxing unit of the same type required A limitation under this subsection does not apply to a taxing unit if the former homestead was not subject to taxation by a taxing unit of the same type in the last year in which the individual received the exemption for the former homestead. by a taxing unit a taxing unit of the same type receives by a taxing unit taxing unit taxing unit to which the limitation applies taxing unit taxing unit taxing unit taxing unit by a taxing unit required

    amended

  • Section 23.19(g), Tax Code

    , county, municipality, or junior college district → or other taxing unit

    amended

  • county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district county, municipality, or junior college district → taxing unit other than a school district as taxing unit other than a school district taxing unit other than a school district

    amended

Action History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means

  2. Read first time

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (183)

183 members have not signed on to this bill.

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taxation civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 41?
HB 41 is sponsored by Mike Schofield.
What is the current status of HB 41?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced August 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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