SB 1129
recapture credit for districts granting optional homestead exemptions
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
Caption
relating to a credit against required recapture payments for school districts for the cost of optional residence homestead exemptions under the public school finance system.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Property-wealthy districts send less recapture. Any state aid for those exemptions shrinks the credit.
The bill lets school districts that owe recapture payments to the state subtract the dollar cost of the optional local homestead exemptions they grant from what they owe. The credit is reduced by any state aid or local revenue adjustment the district already gets for those same exemptions. Property-wealthy districts that give optional homestead exemptions would send less recapture money to the state starting with the 2025 law date.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 6, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1129 · 2025-02-06
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ITEM
relating to a credit against required recapture payments for school districts for the cost of optional residence homestead exemptions under the public school finance system.
WHAT IT DOES
Property-wealthy districts send less recapture. Any state aid for those exemptions shrinks the credit.
The bill lets school districts that owe recapture payments to the state subtract the dollar cost of the optional local homestead exemptions they grant from what they owe. The credit is reduced by any state aid or local revenue adjustment the district already gets for those same exemptions. Property-wealthy districts that give optional homestead exemptions would send less recapture money to the state starting with the 2025 law date.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF THAT ISN'T
THE TEXT
…“is reduced by an amount equal to the total dollar amount of residence homestead exemptions the district grants under”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill offsets the cost of local optional homestead exemptions against recapture, shifting that cost from recapture districts to the state school finance system.
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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 6, 2024 to Oct 24, 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$1,140,000.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$1,140,000.00
- Cash
- $1,140,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $1,140,000.00
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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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.
Report IDs: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$1,140,000.00
- Cash
- $1,140,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $1,140,000.00
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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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.
Report IDs: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.
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 Senate · Filed Feb 6, 2025
02/24/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Education--School Districts
Property Interests--Homestead
Taxation--School District
Text
The text as introduced · 194 words
89R4842 KJE-D By: Middleton S.B. No. 1129 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a credit against required recapture payments for school districts for the cost of optional residence homestead exemptions under the public school finance system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 49.1574 to read as follows: Sec. 49.1574. CREDIT FOR OPTIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. (a) The total amount required under Section 49.153 for a school district to purchase attendance credit under this subchapter for any school year is reduced by an amount equal to the total dollar amount of residence homestead exemptions the district grants under Section 11.13(n), Tax Code, for that school year, less any amount: (1) the district receives under Chapter 48 that is attributable to Section 48.259; or (2) by which the district's local revenue level is reduced to account for those exemptions. (b) A reduction under Subsection (a) shall be made after making any reduction to which the district is entitled under Section 49.157 or another provision of this chapter. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.