All Roll Calls
Yes: 113 • No: 13
Sponsored By: Trent Ashby, Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Sam Harless, Lacey Hull, Tom Oliverson, Valoree Swanson
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Beginning January 1, 2026, certain nonprofit corporations in a county with 3.3 million or more people do not pay local property taxes. The nonprofit must be organized only for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. The property must be used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide education in the community. The exemption covers both real estate and personal property owned by the nonprofit. It does not cover any interest held by a for‑profit tenant or other lessee. The exemption applies only to tax years that start on or after January 1, 2026.
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Trent Ashby
House
Paul Bettencourt
Republican • Senate
Sam Harless
House
Lacey Hull
House
Tom Oliverson
House
Valoree Swanson
House
Keith Bell
House
Donna Campbell
Republican • Senate
Ken King
House
Janie Lopez
House
Dennis Paul
House
All Roll Calls
Yes: 113 • No: 13
Senate vote • 8/26/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/26/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 8/25/2025
Record vote
Yes: 113 • No: 13
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Effective on 1/1/26
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Three day rule suspended
Vote recorded in Journal
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
Vote recorded in Journal
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Ordered not printed
Printing rule suspended
Reported favorably w/o amendments
Vote taken in committee
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Referred to Local Government
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Introduced
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HB 8 — Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
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HB 7 — Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
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