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Committee backs bill to move back-to-school sales tax holiday earlier in summer

2695779 · March 19, 2025
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Senate Bill 1415 would move Texas’ back-to-school sales tax holiday to the first weekend after July 30 to better align with earlier school start dates; the committee reported the bill favorably 13–0.

The Committee on Finance voted unanimously, 13–0, to report Senate Bill 1415, which would move Texas’ back‑to‑school sales tax holiday to the first weekend after July 30.

Senator Bettencourt explained that school start dates have shifted earlier in many…

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