HB 4847 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information.

HB 4847 requires county assessor-collectors to post specific school district tax information on their websites for districts that exceed state funding entitlements. It mandates disclosure of: (1) the percentage of local taxes required to pay for attendance credits, (2) the percentage not required, and (3) a plain-language explanation of how recapture works. This affects school districts collecting more local property taxes than the state requires them to retain under Texas law. The goal is to increase transparency for taxpayers about how their property taxes fund public education and contribute to state education funding.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · May 16, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was significantly rewritten from its original version, changing the section numbers it amends in the Tax Code and reorganizing the text structure. The core policy intent remains the same: requiring school districts with excess local revenue to disclose specific tax information to taxpayers. The changes appear to be primarily formatting and structural rather than substantive policy modifications.
Scope change
The bill now amends Section 26.17 instead of Section 26.16, and the text has been reorganized with different subsection numbering (b-1 instead of d-3). The scope of applicability to school districts with excess local revenue remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Changed the Tax Code section being amended from Section 26.16 to Section 26.17

Reorganized text structure and subsection numbering from d-3 to b-1

Added header information about digital content accessibility updates and bill tracking numbers

Reformatted the explanatory text about property tax funding into a more structured layout

Floor votes · House May 16, 2025

How they voted

1253
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 144
May 16, 2025
D Democratic60
51 Yea 9
85% Yea
R Republican84
74 Yea 3 Nay 7
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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