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HB 195 — Relating to dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax information
Final passage: 130 ayes, 17 nays. Representative Lisa moved passage; sponsor said the bill “promotes transparency and accountability in our property tax system.”

HB 13 — Creates the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program
Final passage: 129 ayes, 18 nays. Representative King moved passage.

HB 143 — Clarifies authority of the Railroad Commission and Public Utility Commission to address failures by operators to maintain electrical power lines serving well sites
Final passage: 132 ayes, 15 nays. Sponsor said the bill “seeks to clarify the statutory authority of the Railroad Commission and the PUC of Texas to implement an MOU to help prevent wildfires.”

HB 135 — Exemption from sales and use taxes for certain game and exotic animals
Final passage: 118 ayes, 27 nays. Representative Button explained the bill as clarifying the exemption for exotic game animals.

Each of the above final-passage tallies was recorded in the House journal during the third-reading calendar on April 2.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House 89th Legislative Session 4/02/25 10:00AM","oneSentenceSummary","The House recorded final passage or final passage to engrossment on multiple bills on April 2, including HB195, HB13, HB143 and HB135. Tallies and short descriptions below.","taxTitle","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Legislative, Texas","taxId",16094,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092765,"House passes bill to require law enforcement to report missing children to national center",122,5657000,5779000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2852401-6b1f395d68259e9fe85c584bf768f5aa&start=5657&end=5779","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2852401-6b1f395d68259e9fe85c584bf768f5aa/thumbnail_5657000.jpg","/articles/6092765/Texas/House-passes-bill-to-require-law-enforcement-to-report-missing-children-to-national-center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092765-c3b44baed878fe5a14f8ad1e6bb2e51a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140627&Signature=Lh-1Fqi4cLE8H4RX4ZuLQgP7jM8UKFobwEw3-dDgilihHGzAjhzb6a-2AbbhVj71VfF2ByqjhoaojNxdZ0pxME8xBtKl8WBVE5QDitLK3jhO1VPZJUsxfbVuENIrl746r-4dkNF8O1XJMzyHfrE1slWSMhwGycq20E-tSe4xHw~~Z82CbP4QdixjnHGAu7bpuQnZBoD2~wc-7hEeJ2jsemogETTqR6UoCuOhZ~wYZHaK3f-YMRaOteD4knjVugHPA1aL9WNJIXFYSoc7Sk7Mo~x0oTFUByJGLFot7WDDLkrZtDf3PJS4ptPL9~pqqiGPWahkVxSLGh36tpjKBEF1OA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 908, which would require law enforcement agencies to report missing-child cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) within the same two-hour window already required for state systems, was approved by the Texas House on April 2.

Representative Spiller, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure “seeks to strengthen Texas commitment to protecting missing children” by requiring timely, standardized reporting to the national database in addition to current state reporting. He told members the change “ensures that every missing child's case is handled with the urgency and efficiency it deserves.”

Supporters described the bill as a child-centered reform that would help coordinate searches across jurisdictions and improve the chances of quickly finding missing children. The measure passed to engrossment by voice vote; the chair announced, “The ayes have it. House bill 908 passed to engrossment.”

The bill’s sponsor and proponents said the change would impose no cost to taxpayers while standardizing reporting procedures across agencies.

HB908 now advances to the engrossment stage for further processing.","HB908 would require law enforcement agencies to report missing child cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children within a two‑hour window; sponsor said the measure strengthens reporting and passed by voice vote.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092771,"House passes bill to eliminate intangible personal property tax",582,5053000,5635000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2852401-6b1f395d68259e9fe85c584bf768f5aa&start=5053&end=5635","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2852401-6b1f395d68259e9fe85c584bf768f5aa/thumbnail_5053000.jpg","/articles/6092771/Texas/House-passes-bill-to-eliminate-intangible-personal-property-tax","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092771-01ddea9072482ec26219bcd223765d1c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140627&Signature=LXJnfmeaYA-cfj5FQLiIT1L6aXgTgYwrZ6vtHRGjgAtZeSR4W6L7x7o9Sl0DIMNDx6BKCFrYM3R26VdRnATOo87SPoJWQPmYqOSSWM9aTw4gI9WCYXdRutQYRDEta3bphnpwlHZcA46LNgwSvFY0GHgadoetMrsz2U5Nd60lej8l1z991bBaaglrOS1MPYB8bGu25QnqnaZsYl-Yr~ID6aa51FKXsaVmWztqL4JNDmWOb-gRrjH20i7wAaW0XI4imr1CZvB-Ip3Zw1wGl94q4pxQSW5RUfqP5GxSP2OBWpdq6lfb1ixlc0vT-z80kK-9ilaBNomCBgGYcVy3bmpfNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas House voted April 2 to pass House Bill 22 to engrossment, a bill that would eliminate a limited form of intangible personal property tax that currently applies in some cases to assets such as stock held by insurance companies and savings-and-loan associations.

Representative Noble, the bill’s author, told colleagues the tax affects a small portion of intangible assets but imposes outsized compliance costs on businesses and contributes to state tax complexity. She said, referencing 2023 data, “In 2023, it was, hang on, $3,323,879,” when describing the assessed total she had available during debate.

Supporters said the revenue impact is small while the compliance burden is meaningful. Representative Vasud urged elimination, saying, “Every dollar of tax in this state is taken at the point of a gun,” and argued lawmakers should remove any unnecessary tax. Noble said the tax is “unnecessary and unproductive” and that companies spend significant time and resources determining whether the tax applies.

Questioners sought magnitude and scope information. Noble acknowledged the figures are limited and said the categories most clearly affected include insurance companies and savings-and-loan associations; she said she was not advised of an exact statewide count of affected taxpayers. Noble and other supporters said the bill would reduce administrative burden and improve clarity.

The House passed HB22 to engrossment by a recorded vote of 133 ayes and 11 nays. The bill’s proponents described it as a small revenue reduction with a benefit in reduced compliance and improved tax competitiveness.","On April 2 the House passed HB22 to remove a remaining intangible personal property tax that applies to certain assets such as insurance-company stock; supporters said compliance costs outweigh revenue, and the bill passed to engrossment 133–11.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092776,"House approves HJR1 sending $250,000 business personal property exemption to fall ballot; amendment bids tabled",1346,3699000,5045000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2852401-6b1f395d68259e9fe85c584bf768f5aa&start=3699&end=5045","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2852401-6b1f395d68259e9fe85c584bf768f5aa/thumbnail_3699000.jpg","/articles/6092776/Texas/House-approves-HJR1-sending-250000-business-personal-property-exemption-to-fall-ballot-amendment-bids-tabled","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092776-bc728ea27760330526aa370651ad31de/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140627&Signature=Qep2xpF2XP8vGJ5mkzhUc7tY2pUjP9JGIzAe1iNnOlPePi4-vVW834WzQ2YYrKsbaJcZangvQxisqiYodhRkFgUORHqTt940yQ5cW4FMEaoXPdxLPWHYtdk0VFtboktRe7Aeu0y7fxduun6-7iI~rZQ1k0Z9kmcuKjRbRmsj18xWBXNlKaWwY7fOXVNitUxnxHhwnz0PJ2GYUnurD-MIm4dbh6hWS75KR83xUlmUP5HvO86u326hJg9RGWXa2lVgkszdtAq3FpVAZLSMOHiDLCvbgNTfoEpfOWEz-clWE46dJrduX5r8-FIiw6vopn9YI0kBmbC-QCywmhc8MTnAGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas House adopted House Joint Resolution 1 on April 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the Legislature to exempt up to $250,000 of a business’s tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation and place the question on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot.

Representative Meyer, the resolution’s author, said the change would raise the exemption from $2,500 to $250,000 and called it “the second largest exemption of its kind in the country,” saying it would “provide substantial savings to businesses across the state, especially many small businesses within each of our districts.” The resolution passed on a record vote, 132 ayes to 13 nays.

Debate included multiple proposed amendments from Representative Verdell to increase the exemption beyond the $250,000 in the resolution (including a subsequent proposal to increase it to $500,000). Members voted to table Verdell’s amendment motions; the two motions to table prevailed by recorded votes of 102 ayes to 42 nays and 109 ayes to 34 nays. Representative Myers moved to table during debate, arguing the House was aligned with the Senate on the overall amount of tax relief currently under negotiation.

Representative Meyer and others described HJR1 as the measure to be placed before voters; Representative Meyer told members, “This HJR will be placed on the 11/04/2025 ballot to allow for voters to decide for themselves whether to enact this change.”

Companion enabling legislation, HB9, which would implement the exemption and remove some paperwork requirements for qualifying small businesses, passed to engrossment later in the day by a recorded vote of 32 ayes to 12 nays. Representative Meyer said HB9 “also eliminates the onerous paperwork that many of our small business owners have to go through currently if they're under the $250,000 threshold.”

Supporters framed the package as targeted relief for small businesses that pay taxes on inventory and equipment in addition to sales taxes. Representative Bernal pressed the author on how the change would touch small “mom-and-pop” shops, and Meyer confirmed the measure is intended to reduce compliance burdens and potential over-assessments. Opponents pressed on fiscal tradeoffs and whether local taxing entities could offset any revenue loss.

Outcome: HJR1 was approved for placement on the November 2025 ballot (132–13). HB9 passed to engrossment (32–12). Multiple amendments to raise the exemption were tabled by recorded votes.","The House adopted House Joint Resolution 1, sending to voters a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to exempt up to $250,000 of business personal property from ad valorem taxation. Members defeated or tabled several amendments that would have increased the exemption. The implementing bill, HB9, passed to engrossment.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092778,"House adopts calendar rules for SB1, HB500; sets April 10 as budget day",776,623000,1399000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2852401-6b1f395d68259e9fe85c584bf768f5aa&start=623&end=1399","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2852401-6b1f395d68259e9fe85c584bf768f5aa/thumbnail_623000.jpg","/articles/6092778/Texas/House-adopts-calendar-rules-for-SB1-HB500-sets-April-10-as-budget-day","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092778-c6af33c1e2a5217569f42efea7dc6a64/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140627&Signature=aXgdi9IbioPTfHcyFSqyysf9mSXZWQEY-K5dBPY8y3c4GMsd7yfEWPy0ncWRYsTaKxdMYQkwLkLBv5Skt4JICx5EqnPXvmJ7AKMbX672tdWY9T9jsgASE3aX~NqdmP1pCGQhA9DY5P~PuViIxiNrasIofCz0wdXbrfV7euIhAoGtzq0G-aJMERuV7Yo9eCFXmdzjjqTBrDdvm1Js88U78b8GOpuyi7AqzBatz7mmsSrRK37QsrLtyhD2ZZIwRMhkvoTMAgdh9zcWmiRoA4uXtuZuBrMBTcpAijnvQ39nOSyLVVszmqDm1sRvIZ3sbIWw3EkrhgyRHgzvZ7uCjpmoSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas House adopted calendar rules on Wednesday that govern consideration of the fiscal 2026 budget and a related supplemental measure, setting April 10 as the date for full floor consideration.

The new rules — one for SB 1 (the budget) and a companion provision for HB 500 (a supplemental) — set deadlines and procedures for filing amendments, require so-called “put-and-take” balancing for any amendment that adds appropriations, and limit opening debate on SB 1 to 40 minutes, with defined extension procedures.

The calendar rules matter because they shape how members may offer changes to spending proposals during second and third reading. Representative Hunter, who explained the rule on the floor, said put-and-take “for new members is you have to do an amendment. If you're gonna put money in a program, you gotta show where you take it from.” He told members the deadline to file amendments is Monday at 9 a.m. and described the budget’s Article 11 (and a similar Article 9A for the supplemental) as places where many proposals that are not debated on the floor will be placed for later consideration.

The House adopted the SB 1 calendar rule by a recorded vote of 33 ayes and 14 nays. The House adopted the HB 500 calendar rule, which creates Article 9A in place of Article 11 for that bill, by a recorded vote of 31 ayes and 15 nays. Hunter also told members that the appropriations committee will present the budget on April 10.

The rules include standard procedural items — put-and-take requirements, a process for “perfecting” (technical) amendments, and an en-bloc mechanism to place multiple uncontroverted amendments in an Article 11/9A list. Hunter said the changes largely mirror prior sessions but noted the rules are intended to help newer members navigate the process.

With the rules adopted, House leaders said committee chairs and subcommittee chairs will have defined time to present and respond during opening debate, and members were reminded to file amendments by the stated deadlines.

The calendar rule votes and the scheduling mean the House will proceed to full consideration of SB 1 and the companion supplemental on April 10 on the House floor.","The Texas House on April 2 adopted calendar rules governing floor consideration of the budget (SB1) and a supplemental bill (HB500), including filing deadlines, put-and-take amendment requirements and limits on opening debate. Both rules were approved by recorded votes.","actionData","errors"]

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