CS/CS/SB 214: Special District Funding
GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development ; McClain
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; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain counties, municipalities, and special districts for a specified purpose; revising the definition of “rural community” to include specified special districts, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/6/2026 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 273
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/6/2026 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 273
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/16/2025 Senate • Filed
11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/16/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
1/21/2026 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/4/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
2/6/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/9/2026 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
2/25/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2026 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
3/3/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
3/4/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
3/6/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
• Substituted CS/HB 273
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 273
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CS/CS/SB 214, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2026 at 1:25 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 273 (c1) Special Districts State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 3/6/2026 H In Messages 
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 3 (pdf) -
CS/SB 214, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/6/2026 at 5:26 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/27/2026 (pdf)
Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 273 (c1) Special Districts State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 3/6/2026 H In Messages
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 659650 - Amendment
Delete lines 33 - 39 and insert:Fiscal Policy
(McClain)2/26/2026
3:02 PMReplaced by Substitute Amendment
3/3/2026Web Page
PDF
951808 - Substitute Amendment (659650)
Delete lines 28 - 43 and insert:Fiscal Policy
(McClain)2/27/2026
5:14 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/3/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/2/2026 12:00 PM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays 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) -
SB 214, Original Filed Version Posted 10/16/2025 at 8:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 273 Special Districts State Affairs Committee Identical Last Action: 3/6/2026 H In Messages
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 451338 - Amendment
Delete lines 30 - 62 and insert:Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
(McClain)2/3/2026
1:56 PM
(Late Filed)Replaced by Committee Substitute
2/4/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/21/2026 8:30 AM Commerce and Tourism 10 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/4/2026 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 14 Yeas - 0 Nays 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)