SB 2684
bill putting every outstanding bond on your property tax bill
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 requirement that a bill for ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit include certain information about bonds issued by the taxing unit.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
On the back, or in a separate statement sent with it.
The bill requires the local tax collector to list every outstanding bond the taxing unit has issued on the property tax bill, either on the back of the bill or in a separate statement sent with it. For each bond, the bill must show the maturity date, note if the bond will be paid off that year, and show how much of the owner's current tax goes to bond debt payments. Every property owner who gets a tax bill from a taxing unit with outstanding bonds will see this debt information starting with bills mailed on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the Senate Local Government committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2684 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to a requirement that a bill for ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit include certain information about bonds issued by the taxing unit.
WHAT IT DOES
On the back, or in a separate statement sent with it.
The bill requires the local tax collector to list every outstanding bond the taxing unit has issued on the property tax bill, either on the back of the bill or in a separate statement sent with it. For each bond, the bill must show the maturity date, note if the bond will be paid off that year, and show how much of the owner's current tax goes to bond debt payments. Every property owner who gets a tax bill from a taxing unit with outstanding bonds will see this debt information starting with bills mailed on or after September 1, 2025.
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 Local Government
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
“the amount of tax owed by the property owner to the taxing unit for the current tax year that is attributable to the taxing unit's debt service for bonds for that tax year”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill makes taxing units show property owners each outstanding bond and how much of their tax bill pays down bond debt.
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Donors
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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 Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
BONDS
COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS
Text
The text as introduced · 223 words
89R15530 CS-D By: Creighton S.B. No. 2684 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a requirement that a bill for ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit include certain information about bonds issued by the taxing unit. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 31.01, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows: (c-3) In addition to information required to be included in a tax bill under Subsection (c), the assessor-collector for a taxing unit shall list the following information on the reverse side of the bill if practicable, or in a separate statement accompanying the bill: (1) each outstanding bond that has been issued by the taxing unit; (2) for each outstanding bond: (A) the maturity date of the bond; and (B) if applicable, a statement that the bond will be paid in full during that tax year; and (3) the amount of tax owed by the property owner to the taxing unit for the current tax year that is attributable to the taxing unit's debt service for bonds for that tax year. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a tax bill mailed on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.