2026 Regular Session
SB1579
Ad valorem tax; requiring certain notice of valuation increase to include taxpayer bill of rights; prescribing language to be included. Effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Dislikes
No more tax credits to corporations.
Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 23, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Revenue & Taxation Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS
Passed
12 yea–0 nay
March 24, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
April 7, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS
Passed
26 yea–0 nay
April 13, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
85 yea–4 nay · 10 absent
Committee referrals
March 30, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget
February 23, 2026 · Senate
Appropriations
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Revenue and Taxation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
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Senate Sent to Governor
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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Senate Enrolled, to House
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Senate Referred for enrollment
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 4 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Lepak, Staires, Dollens
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House General Order
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Fugate
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House CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
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House Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 View roll call
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Senate Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
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Senate Advanced to Third Reading
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
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Senate Referred to Appropriations
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Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Revenue and Taxation committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
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Senate Second Reading referred to Revenue and Taxation Committee then to Appropriations Committee
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Senate Authored by Senator Paxton
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Senate First Reading