Adam Hinojosa, Texas State Senator from 27th District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/ElectAdamHinojosa
Adam Hinojosa, Texas State Senator from 27th District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/ElectAdamHinojosa
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the calculation and approval process for certain ad valorem tax rates for taxing units, adding new formulas and conditions. It requires school districts to reduce their tax rates if guaranteed funding levels exceed previous year levels while limiting those districts' ability to increase rates. The bill exempts certain tax code provisions from applying to specific taxes in special districts and modifies how no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates are calculated in cases involving additional sales and use taxes. It defines terms such as "unused increment rate" and repeals certain existing provisions in the Education, Local Government, and Tax Codes. The bill applies to ad valorem taxes starting January 1, 2026.
Adam Hinojosa, member of the Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Administration, proposed another 38 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Adam Hinojosa is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 27th Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Morgan LaMantia in 2025.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2778 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval |
| SB 2773 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas |
| SB 2577 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to subdivision plat requirements in certain counties |
| SB 2509 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to vicarious liability for certain medical care |
| SB 2508 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to an exemption for certain property owners from regulatory requirements for residential mortgage loan originators |
| SB 2507 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to requiring that public schools spend a certain percentage of funding for direct instructional activities, including an indicator for that requirement under the public school financial accountability system |
| SB 2506 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a grant program by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to plug abandoned and deteriorating water wells |
| SB 2505 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to liability protections for commercial space flight and exploration |
| SB 2504 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the election of junior college district trustees by plurality vote |
| SB 1708 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the effect of the model subdivision rules on an exception to county platting requirements applicable to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality |
| SB 2283 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the rights of special forces veterans who hold a license to carry a handgun |
| SB 2229 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to change of venue in certain criminal cases involving a peace officer |
| SB 2189 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the rate of the hotel occupancy tax in certain municipalities and the use of certain revenue from that tax by those municipalities; authorizing an increase in the rate of a tax |
| SB 2187 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the administration of assessment instruments to public school students |
| SB 2186 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees |
| SB 2003 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to training requirements for certain governing bodies and administrators of public schools and making publicly available information regarding the expenditure of money by those public schools |
| SB 2000 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the hours of early voting by personal appearance in certain counties |
| SB 1928 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the prohibited release of personal information collected during the jury selection process |
| SB 1926 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to commercial signs along U.S. Highway 77 |
| SB 1731 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a franchise tax exemption for corporations operating a spaceport for certain national defense purposes |
| SB 1707 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools |
| SB 1634 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas |
| SB 1606 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the safe drinking water revolving fund to certain political subdivisions that provide raw water to another political subdivision |
| SB 1605 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the determination of the value of land that is appraised as a census of properties by the comptroller of public accounts when conducting the study of school district property values |
| SB 1604 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain qualified employees |
| SB 1603 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition, and other related items |
| SB 1545 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters |
| SB 1544 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System |
| SB 1512 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties |
| SB 1486 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officers of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools |
| SB 1485 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties |
| SB 1482 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the rural sheriff's office and constable's office salary assistance grant programs |
| SB 1189 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the exemption of certain firefighters and police officers from jury service |
| SB 1170 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to international cooperation agreements between certain state agencies and the United Mexican States and funding for infrastructure investment in this state; providing authority for certain agencies to issue bonds |
| SB 1168 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster |
| SB 1116 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties |
| SB 1115 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas by certain juvenile correctional officers and caseworkers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department |
| SB 1114 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to eligibility for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program |
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