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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Cecil Bell
89th Legislature First Called Session
Report Date: 2/28/2026
Number of Bills: 23

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (22):
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Metcalf
Last Action:
07/30/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Jul 30 2025 9:03AM
Caption:
Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/15/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the legislature or a state court to declare certain federal actions to be unconstitutional federal actions, including the effect and enforcement of such a declaration.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/16/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
07/16/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/21/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that an appraisal review board rely on an appraisal of residential real property prepared by an appraiser and submitted to the board by the property owner to determine a protest regarding the value of the property.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/21/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to use public money for an environmental project.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/21/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/21/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain criteria in a local governmental agency contractor selection process.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/31/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/31/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to flood safety and disaster preparedness.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/31/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the selection of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
08/01/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
08/08/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
08/12/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly individuals and their surviving spouses.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/15/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to consider opening a Driver License Mega Center in Magnolia.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/21/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/31/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
08/01/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
08/12/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption:
In memory of Kenneth Allen Griffin of Katy.
Joint Author (1):
Author:
Kitzman | Guillen | Lopez, Janie | Landgraf | Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response.
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