CS/HB 273: Special District Funding

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee, Johnson

Special District Funding; Revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; providing construction; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain counties, municipalities, and special districts for a specified purpose, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/13/2026 08:26 AM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 214 (c2) by McClain Special District Funding Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 273 -SJ 673	Identical
  H 723 by Abbott Rural Counties Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Ways & Means Committee	Compare
  S 250 (e1) by Simon Rural Communities Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Messages	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  215.971	Agreements funded with federal or state assistance.	Page 1 (pdf)
  288.0656	Rural Economic Development Initiative.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/28/2025	H	• Filed
  11/4/2025	H	• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  1/12/2026	H	• Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/14/2026	H	• Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  1/16/2026	H	• Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
  1/21/2026	H	• Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  2/24/2026	H	• PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  2/26/2026	H	• 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	H	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 285203 Failed • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 28
  3/4/2026	S	• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received
  3/6/2026	S	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 673 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 214 -SJ 673 • Read 2nd time -SJ 673 • Amendment(s) adopted (625206) -SJ 673 • Read 3rd time -SJ 674 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 674
  3/6/2026	H	• In Messages
  3/12/2026	H	• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 625206 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled