Senate committee
Finance
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
SB1377
Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.
May 26, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB205
Relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling facilities.
May 22, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB3672
Relating to the creation of an extracurricular community education grant program.
May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HJR47
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and certain other funds and accounts.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB5632
Relating to designation of a beneficiary by a retiree of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB5627
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Public School Teacher Retirement Funding Transparency.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB1845
Relating to the use of funds from the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB782
Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.
May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB4609
Relating to participation in, administration of, contributions to, and benefits under the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB3221
Relating to certain employer contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB3015
Relating to the application of direct primary care fees to insurance deductibles in certain state health benefit plans.
May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB4735
Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees.
May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB1461
Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention.
May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1544
Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB3371
Relating to the recovery of certain state border security expenditures from the federal government.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB3045
Relating to a franchise tax exemption for corporations operating a spaceport for certain national defense purposes.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB1781
Relating to the Texas Livestock and Rodeo Education and Continuation Grant Program.
May 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB5015
Relating to participation by certain municipal retirement systems in the proportionate retirement program.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB318
Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments in certain rural counties.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB245
Relating to the treatment of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or custodial officer service.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB2115
Relating to the rural sheriff's office and rural constable's office salary assistance grant programs.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB503
Relating to the eligibility of certain counties to participate in the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program and the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program.
April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB3077
Relating to reports by certain persons involved in the manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages for purposes of sales and use taxes.
April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB204
Relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources for certain state prosecutors.
April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2345
Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities.
April 23, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1211
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain tangible personal property used in hydraulic fracturing.
April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB935
Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for counties in this state.
April 9, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB440
Relating to audits of and reports by self-directed and semi-independent financial regulatory agencies.
April 9, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB3042
Relating to the resumption of employment by certain retirees under the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
April 9, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB214
Relating to a temporary exemption from sales and use taxes for certain residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and installation services.
April 9, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2020
Relating to the exclusion of real property repair and remodeling services from sales and use taxes.
April 9, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2904
Relating to the issuance of obligations by certain counties to pay the unfunded liabilities of the county to a public retirement system.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2888
Relating to the temporary sales and use tax exemptions for certain tangible personal property related to data centers and large data center projects.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2884
Relating to an annual salary supplement for a judge of a division of the business court.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2866
Relating to the benefits available under the supplemental optional benefits program for state employees by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2865
Relating to types of benefits offered by the retirement system.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2836
Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for the purpose of municipal sales and use taxes.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2814
Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for certain housing developments.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2811
Relating to the Texas Music Incubator Program.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB861
Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2761
Relating to benefits provided to eligible survivors of certain public safety employees.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2642
Relating to authorized investments by governmental entities.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2606
Relating to the franchise and insurance premium tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2582
Relating to the compensation, reimbursement of expenses, and retirement benefits of a member of the State Board of Education.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2537
Relating to the limitation on the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2512
Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2491
Relating to employer contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a public school.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2472
Relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2461
Relating to a study regarding state assistance for the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
HB13
Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR56
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the child care protection and enhancement fund.
April 2, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1337
Relating to the computation of certain tax penalties and interest amounts.
April 2, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR80
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating some of the interest in the permanent school fund to universal pre-kindergarten and the school safety allotment.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2436
Relating to participation in, administration of, contributions to, and benefits under the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2412
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition, and other related items sold during a limited period.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2410
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2364
Relating to a grant program to provide salary assistance for judicial and court personnel in rural counties.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2360
Relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2318
Relating to the administration of a retirement health care plan for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2317
Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain information provided by or on behalf of a homeowners' association.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2294
Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that establish a grocery store or healthy corner store in a food desert.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2291
Relating to the creation of the Texas Advanced Research Institute.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2248
Relating to automatic participation by certain county employees in deferred compensation plans provided by certain counties.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2234
Relating to the firefighters' relief and retirement fund of certain municipalities.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB654
Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain child-care centers that increase their capacity to care for children.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2193
Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2192
Relating to state fiscal matters.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2191
Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2190
Relating to a grant program for nonprofit organizations supporting the Department of Public Safety; authorizing voluntary contributions.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2182
Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that employ certain apprentices in broadband utility engineering or construction jobs.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2178
Relating to a restriction on the authority of a state agency to spend appropriated money to provide financial support to certain organizations and events.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2164
Relating to employer incentive payments for child care for employees, including creating an employer child-care contribution partnership program and a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that make certain employer child-care contributions; authorizing a civil penalty.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2162
Relating to the public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2140
Relating to certain tobacco products for purposes of the cigars and tobacco products tax.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2108
Relating to the inclusion of direct primary care fees as qualified medical expenses applied toward insurance deductibles in certain state health benefit plans.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB211
Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that operate an on-site child-care center for use by the entity's employees.
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1739
Relating to use and operation of the childcare protection and enhancement fund.
March 19, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB2002
Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1949
Relating to a refund of sales and use taxes or a credit against the franchise tax for certain small employers who contribute to an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1938
Relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1907
Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1892
Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR71
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1803
Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that subsidize child-care costs of the entities' employees.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1785
Relating to the confinement in a county jail of certain defendants who are incompetent to stand trial and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement and of the provision of jail-based competency restoration services.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1781
Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that provide child care.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1769
Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1731
Relating to a franchise tax exemption for corporations operating a spaceport for certain national defense purposes.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1715
Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax for certain qualified space companies.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1699
Relating to the definition of tobacco product for the purposes of the cigars and tobacco products tax.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1651
Relating to the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1639
Relating to imposing a tax on the generation of electricity by certain electric generators to provide revenue for teacher pay raises.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR66
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes and insurance premium taxes to the Texas water fund.
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1603
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition, and other related items.
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1529
Relating to participation in a deferred retirement option plan by members of the retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1482
Relating to the rural sheriff's office and constable's office salary assistance grant programs.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1477
Relating to a franchise tax credit for a taxable entity that participates in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1471
Relating to the rural constable's office salary assistance grant program.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1469
Relating to a study on the feasibility of this state conducting a census of the residents of this state.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1363
Relating to the collection, remittance, and administration of certain taxes on motor vehicles rented through a marketplace rental provider; imposing a penalty.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1296
Relating to phasing out the tax reduction for certain high-cost gas.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1286
Relating to the imposition of a sales tax on ammunition, firearms, and firearm accessories to provide funding for the family violence program in the Health and Human Services Commission.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1231
Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that purchase certain theft deterrent and property loss prevention equipment.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1217
Relating to sales and use tax exemptions and refunds for certain tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access services, or telecommunications services.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1158
Relating to the repeal of the temporary tax reduction for certain high-cost gas.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR48
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and certain other funds and accounts.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1128
Relating to certain employer contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1115
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.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1111
Relating to the inclusion of certain taxes in the comptroller's report on the effect of certain tax provisions.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1097
Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that make contributions to employees' Texas 529 plans.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB1001
Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to certain funds and accounts, including the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB403
Relating to the dedication of certain state money for ad valorem tax relief.
February 19, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR47
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in this state, and transferring state general revenue to that fund.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR43
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB998
Relating to the creation of the Alzheimer's Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB952
Relating to a biennial report on certain contingent appropriations.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB950
Relating to a public hearing requirement for a proposal by the governor or the Legislative Budget Board to affect appropriations and certain actions of the governor during a state of disaster.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB930
Relating to efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security programs.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB831
Relating to certain reimbursements and discounts allowed for the collection and payment of sales and use taxes.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB677
Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for counties in this state.
February 11, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB778
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve; making an appropriation.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB755
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition, and other related items sold during a limited period.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB738
Relating to the use of unclaimed lottery prize money to benefit the child-care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB717
Relating to the additional compensation certain counties pay to judges and justices for extrajudicial services.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB709
Relating to exempting textbooks purchased, used, or consumed by university and college students from sales and use taxes for limited periods.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB404
Relating to the investment of public funds by a local government in investment pools.
February 4, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR8
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the United States House of Representatives and the Texas Legislature.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR19
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing certain taxes on the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SJR11
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB73
Relating to the creation and duties of the unfunded mandates interagency work group.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB69
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB665
Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a digital currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB653
Relating to a refund of sales and use taxes paid on the purchase or use of building materials used to construct certain subsidized housing.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB574
Relating to an annual adjustment for inflation to the monthly amount of longevity pay for state employees.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB573
Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB572
Relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB431
Relating to the use of state money for the Urban Farm Microenterprise Support Program.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB424
Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB399
Relating to a biennial audit of the effectiveness and efficiencies of state services provided to homeless individuals.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB319
Relating to dedicating certain state revenue to the purpose of retiring state debt.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB265
Relating to the applicability of sales and use taxes to certain services provided by a marketplace provider.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB248
Relating to the referral of certain criminal proceedings in the Texas-Mexico border region to an associate judge and reimbursement requests for all or part of an associate judge's or interpreter's salary.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB247
Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB180
Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB174
Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance
SB169
Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Finance