TXCPA Secures Major Legislative Wins
JUNE 2025
By any standard, our legislative advocacy in 2025 has been a resounding success.
Our goal for the 2025 Texas Legislative session was nothing less than modernizing two statutes that govern the practice of accounting in Texas - both of which were signed into law in May. TXCPA took national leadership on these two issues, and as a result, is one of the first states to pass both mobility and pathways legislation — marking a major milestone for the profession.
- Creating an Additional Pathway to CPA Licensure
This new law creates an additional pathway to licensure for CPA candidates and takes full effect on Aug. 1, 2026. The hard work now begins with the adoption and implementation of state rules. TXCPA will work closely with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy to develop rules that will properly implement the legislative intent of SB 262.
- Updating CPA Mobility
This new law addresses CPA practice mobility and out-of-state practice privileges during this time of licensure change occurring in Texas and nationally. The new law takes effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Many thanks and congratulations to TXCPA’s dedicated key persons, advocates, and members who contributed so substantially to this major legislative success. Getting both pieces of legislation passed and signed into law could not have happened without the support and leadership of Senator Charles Perry, CPA, and Representative Angie Chen Button, CPA.
The U.S. Senate is considering a sweeping bill that effectively targets particular pass - through businesses by indirectly raising taxes on those entities that are considered the backbone of the American economy but maintain deductions for large corporations.
Priority Issues
Find out more about issues important to TXCPA members and the CPA profession.
Legislative and Regulatory Activity
TXCPA volunteers proudly and actively participate as key voices.
June 16, 2025
TXCPA, AICPA and 52 other CPA societies sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Finance on June 6 urging the retention of the ability for all pass-through entities to deduct state and local taxes at the entity level.
May 31, 2025
Proposed federal tax legislation could significantly raise taxes on millions of small and mid-sized businesses by eliminating the deductibility of Pass-through Entity Taxes (PTET).
May 31, 2025
This important legislation modernizes CPA practice mobility in Texas, reflecting the evolving landscape of licensure across the country.
May 22, 2025
TXCPA representatives advocated for four issues important to the profession and our members in a May 2025 visit to Washington D.C.
News Updates
TXCPA Legislative Priority Signed by GovernorMay 14, 2025
On May 8, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the first piece of TXCPA’s priority legislation for the 2025 legislative session. Senate Bill 262 passed unanimously by the Legislature, will create an additional pathway to CPA licensure in Texas.
May 25, 2025
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed SB 262 into law, establishing a new, alternative pathway to CPA licensure.
News Updates
Addressing Misconceptions About the Evolving CPA Licensure RequirementsMarch 18, 2025
Discussions around changes to CPA licensure have sparked questions and, in some cases, misconceptions. State CPA societies leaders set the record straight and provide clarity on what these changes mean for the profession and its future.
May 22, 2025
TXCPA celebrates two major legislative wins for the CPA Profession in Texas.