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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1519 requires bond and tax increase elections to be held exclusively on the November uniform date
Last action · March 12, 2025: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial ServicesSponsor: Mike Schofield
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What This Bill Proposed
HB 1519 requires any election concerning the issuance of bonds or a tax increase to be held strictly on the , prohibiting emergency scheduling. The law applies to elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025.
Local governments and taxing authorities must reschedule any planned debt or tax ballot measures to align with the November uniform timeline, eliminating the use of emergency dates for these proposals.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
authority administering the election
Administering authorities must set bond and tax increase elections to comply strictly with the November uniform date rather than other dates or emergency schedules.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
When can a local government hold an election for issuing bonds under this bill?
Can bond or tax elections still be scheduled as emergency elections?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Dec 4, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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