HB 2
Specified public-education and school-finance provisions take effect September 1, 2026; other provisions have different effective dates.
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Texas Laws Taking Effect in 2026
Texas bills do not all take effect on the same day. This tracker organizes 2026 effective dates from the Texas Legislative Reference Library and preserves warnings when only part of a bill takes effect on a listed date.
Upcoming reference date
September 1, 2026
The Legislative Reference Library’s 89th Legislature effective-date index currently lists the following bills or specified bill sections for September 1, 2026.
HB 8 (89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session)
Digital electronic equipment diagnosis, maintenance and repair provisions listed for September 1, 2026.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →HB 3307
Continuing-education requirements for certain property-tax arbitration agreement renewals.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →HB 5424
Volunteer firefighter compensation limits.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →SB 568
Specified special-education provisions take effect September 1, 2026; other provisions use different dates.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →SB 785
Regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →SB 1036
Specified residential-solar retail transaction registration provisions take effect September 1, 2026.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →SB 2155
Section 37 concerning veterinary regulation takes effect September 1, 2026.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →Recent 2026 effective dates
August 1, 2026
SB 262
Eligibility requirements to practice public accountancy.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →July 1, 2026
HB 2844
Food-service establishment regulation provisions listed for this date; other sections use different dates.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →June 1, 2026
HB 198
Periodic health screenings for firefighters.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →June 1, 2026
SB 2018
Strong families credit against certain taxes for qualifying contributions.
Open KeepTXRed bill record →April 1, 2026
SB 9
Specified pretrial release and bail provisions take effect on this date.
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Effective-date tracker sources and methodology
Sources
- Texas Legislative Reference Library — 89th Legislature effective datesOfficial legislative reference for the dates summarized here.
Methodology
KeepTXRed groups the Legislative Reference Library’s current effective-date entries by date and labels section-specific or mixed-date bills rather than flattening an entire bill to one date. Internal bill links are provided for additional status, sponsor, action and document context when a matching KeepTXRed bill record exists.
Last verified
August 11, 2026