HB 1937 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to certain tax and fee collection procedures and taxpayer suits.

HB 1937 amends Texas tax code provisions to clarify record-keeping requirements for taxpayers disputing assessments and adjust penalty rules for unpaid taxes. It requires taxpayers to provide specific records (like invoices, contracts, or electronic documents) to support claims in tax disputes, and waives penalties for disputed amounts if a lawsuit is filed within deadlines. The bill also creates a new process allowing taxpayers to bypass standard redetermination hearings for "managed audits" by filing a detailed notice within 60 days of receiving audit results, enabling direct court challenges. This directly affects taxpayers contesting tax assessments from managed audits and the Texas comptroller’s office handling these cases.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 9, 2025
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15
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
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May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
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Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
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Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Tom Craddick
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