2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB8
Legislative Summary
Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
2/24/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Referred to Ways & Means
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Posting rule suspended
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 55
Democrat: 8
Primary Sponsor

Morgan Meyer
Republican
Co-Sponsors (62)
Greg Bonnen
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Trey Martinez Fischer
Democrat
Chris Turner
Democrat
Trent Ashby
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Brad Buckley
Republican
Angie Button
Republican
David Cook
Republican
Philip Cortez
Democrat
Tom Craddick
Republican
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Jay Dean
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Mark Dorazio
Republican
Paul Dyson
Republican
Caroline Fairly
Republican
James Frank
Republican
Gary Gates
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Caroline Harris Davila
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
Hillary Hickland
Republican
Lacey Hull
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Stan Lambert
Republican
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Jeff Leach
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
Ray Lopez
Democrat
John Lujan
Republican
Armando Martinez
Democrat
John McQueeney
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Brent Money
Republican
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Candy Noble
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Angelia Orr
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Dennis Paul
Republican
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Richard Raymond
Democrat
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Mike Schofield
Republican
Alan Schoolcraft
Republican
Matthew Shaheen
Republican
Joanne Shofner
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Valoree Swanson
Republican
Carl Tepper
Republican
Gary Vandeaver
Republican
Cody Vasut
Republican
Trey Wharton
Republican