HB 2671
bill moving school tax rate elections to general election day
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
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relating to the date of an automatic election to approve the tax rate of a school district.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Automatic tax rate elections wait for the next general election.
This bill changes when a school district must hold the automatic election that asks voters to approve a tax rate above the voter-approval limit. Instead of the next uniform election date, the district must hold it on the next general election day for state and county officers that comes after the election order. School boards and voters in districts that adopt these higher rates are affected, because these votes would now land on the November general election ballot, which comes every two years, rather than on the earlier, more frequent uniform dates.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 11, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB2671 · 2025-02-11
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ITEM
relating to the date of an automatic election to approve the tax rate of a school district.
WHAT IT DOES
Automatic tax rate elections wait for the next general election.
This bill changes when a school district must hold the automatic election that asks voters to approve a tax rate above the voter-approval limit. Instead of the next uniform election date, the district must hold it on the next general election day for state and county officers that comes after the election order. School boards and voters in districts that adopt these higher rates are affected, because these votes would now land on the November general election ballot, which comes every two years, rather than on the earlier, more frequent uniform dates.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Ways & Means
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Mar 25, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$32,500.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$32,500.00
- Cash
- $32,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $32,500.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 10, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101005773, 101012329.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$32,500.00
- Cash
- $32,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $32,500.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 10, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101005773, 101012329.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Feb 11, 2025
03/18/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Elections--General
Elections--School District
Taxation--School District
Text
The text as introduced · 258 words
89R8064 TSS-D By: Toth H.B. No. 2671 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the date of an automatic election to approve the tax rate of a school district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.08(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The governing body shall order that the election be held in the school district on the same day as the next date of a general election for state and county officers [ uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, ] that occurs after the date of the election order and [ that ] allows sufficient time to comply with the requirements of other law. At the election, the ballots shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of ____ (insert adopted tax rate) in (name of school district) for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of ____ (insert percentage increase in maintenance and operations tax revenue under the adopted tax rate as compared to maintenance and operations tax revenue in the preceding tax year) percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $____ (insert dollar amount of increase in maintenance and operations tax revenue under the adopted tax rate as compared to maintenance and operations tax revenue in the preceding tax year)." SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.