SB 1438 by Bettencourt: Protecting property tax reform

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Senate Journal Page: 837

SB 1438 ensures that local governments cannot raise tax rates due to a declared disaster when no physical property damage has been caused. This bill effectively prevents local governments from using COVID and other events as excuses to increase taxes without voter approval.

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Vote Breakdown:

Pro-Taxpayer
Anti-Taxpayer
Absent
Speaker
Absent, Excused
Present, not voting
Not Applicable

Legislator	District	Party	Vote
Carol Carol Alvarado	6	Democrat	X
Paul Paul Bettencourt	7	Republican	Check
Brian Brian Birdwell	22	Republican	Check
César César Blanco	29	Democrat	X
Dawn Dawn Buckingham	24	Republican	Check
Donna Donna Campbell	25	Republican	Check
Brandon Brandon Creighton	4	Republican	Check
Sarah Sarah Eckhardt	14	Democrat	X
Roland Roland Gutierrez	19	Democrat	X
Bob Bob Hall	2	Republican	Check
Kelly Kelly Hancock	9	Republican	Check
Juan Juan Hinojosa	20	Democrat	Check
Joan Joan Huffman	17	Republican	Check
Bryan Bryan Hughes	1	Republican	Check
Nathan Nathan Johnson	16	Democrat	X
Lois Lois Kolkhorst	18	Republican	Check
Eddie Eddie Lucio, Jr.	27	Democrat	Check
José José Menéndez	26	Democrat	X
Borris Borris Miles	13	Democrat	X
Jane Jane Nelson	12	Republican	Check
Robert Robert Nichols	3	Republican	Check
Angela Angela Paxton	8	Republican	Check
Charles Charles Perry	28	Republican	Check
Beverly Beverly Powell	10	Democrat	X
Charles Charles Schwertner	5	Republican	Check
Kel Kel Seliger	31	Republican	Check
Drew Drew Springer	30	Republican	Check
Larry Larry Taylor	11	Republican	Check
Royce Royce West	23	Democrat	Check
John John Whitmire	15	Democrat	X
Judith Judith Zaffirini	21	Democrat	X