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.
- Rules (RC)
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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)
3/4/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 285203 Failed
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 28
3/4/2026 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
3/6/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 214
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment(s) adopted (625206)
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0
3/6/2026 House • In Messages
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CS/HB 273, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2026 at 2:28 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 214 (c2) Special District Funding McClain Compare Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 273 
Floor Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 625206 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:McClain 3/5/2026
1:54 PMSenate: Adopted
3/6/2026Web Page
PDF285203 - Amendment
Remove lines 24-72Gantt 2/27/2026
3:30 PMHouse: Failed
3/4/2026PDF Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 3/4/2026 10:57 AM House 83 Yeas - 28 Nays 3/6/2026 3:59 PM Senate 34 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 189.0211 Page 2 (pdf) 189.056 Downtown development districts; ad valorem taxation. Page 2 (pdf) 215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state assistance. Page 3 (pdf) 288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 5 (pdf) -
HB 273, Original Filed Version Posted 10/28/2025 at 11:00 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 214 (c1) Special District Funding McClain Similar Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 273
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state assistance. Page 1 (pdf) 288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 2 (pdf)