CS/HB 273: Special Districts
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Johnson
Special Districts; Provides that boundaries of downtown development district may only be changed in specified manner; requires adopted budget of downtown development district to contain specified information; prohibits certain expenditures from exceeding specified percentage of budget; requires budget be approved in specified manner; revises agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as entity to which such agency may provide for payment of invoices.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/26/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/26/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/4/2025 | House |
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 1/12/2026 | House |
• Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/14/2026 | House |
• Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee |
| 1/16/2026 | House |
• Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/21/2026 | House |
• Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee |
| 2/24/2026 | House |
• PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda |
| 2/26/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
