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105 bills filed for 2027 so far

Matched from the Legislature's official subject index, or caption words for bills not yet indexed.

• HB 106Relating to the eligibility of property to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for property of a disabled veteran, the surviving spouse or minor children of a disabled veteran, or the surviving spouse and minor children of a member of the armed forces who dies while on active duty if the property is owned by a qualifying trust.Rep. Leo Wilson
• HB 114Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.Rep. Guillen
• HB 120Relating to transitional support services and housing resources for foster youth transitioning to independent living.Rep. Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
• HB 121Relating to the establishment of a down payment assistance grant program for veterans purchasing manufactured homes and the dedication of certain sales and use tax revenue to finance that program.Rep. Cortez
• HB 128Relating to disclosures required to record certain contracts for the conveyance of real property.Rep. Holt
• HB 142Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information.Rep. Plesa
• HB 144Relating to a study of alternative methods of taxation to replace revenue lost to political subdivisions if ad valorem taxes are abolished.Rep. Money
• HB 182Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.Rep. Plesa
• HB 189Relating to the regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats.Rep. Isaac
• HB 197Relating to the authority of a municipality to establish rent control for persons 75 years of age or older.Rep. Ward Johnson
• HB 207Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.Rep. Isaac
• HB 235Relating to a study on the housing needs of youth transitioning out of foster care or the juvenile justice system.Rep. Garcia, Josey
• HB 322Relating to the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes.Rep. Muñoz
• HB 332Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.Rep. Isaac
• HB 336Relating to requiring a seller of residential property or unimproved real property to be used for residential purposes to disclose an oil, gas, or mineral lease on the property and oil and gas equipment on the property or adjoining property.Rep. González, Jessica
• HB 338Relating to reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by a developer of attainable housing developments by certain municipalities and counties.Rep. Raymond
• HB 366Relating to municipal permitting requirements for certain development projects supported with low income housing tax credit allocations.Rep. Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
• HB 371Relating to the adoption of two budgets by a political subdivision that adopts an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the political subdivision's voter-approval tax rate.Rep. Wilson
• HB 372Relating to the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes.Rep. Muñoz
• HB 379Relating to emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans, inspections, and enforcement for senior retirement communities.Rep. Lalani
• HB 396Relating to the notice period for certain evictions.Rep. Bucy
• HB 434Relating to the creation of a task force to evaluate the housing needs of senior citizens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning.Rep. Garcia, Josey
• HB 440Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual.Rep. Bucy
• HB 452Relating to a study by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to determine standards for the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain agricultural land used to raise or keep bees.Rep. González, Mary
• HB 457Relating to limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes.Rep. Tepper
• HB 464Relating to the use of revenue in the tax increment fund for certain tax increment financing reinvestment zones for the acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of an educational facility.Rep. Guillen
• HB 489Relating to the establishment and administration of a rebate program for certain residential tenants.Rep. Bhojani
• HB 514Relating to wind energy agreements and the right of a surface estate owner to capture and employ wind energy.Rep. Garcia, Josey
• HB 521Relating to the establishment of the housing Texas fund to be administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.Rep. Bucy
• HB 548Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of certain low-income individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.Rep. Wilson
• HB 549Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care.Rep. Bucy
• HB 551Relating to the establishment and implementation by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of the Texas Tenant Readiness and Landlord Incentive Pilot Program.Rep. Walle
• HB 563Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.Rep. Patterson
• HB 627Relating to a requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail.Rep. Craddick
• HB 637Relating to the confidentiality of residential eviction case information.Rep. Jones, Venton
• HB 641Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.Rep. Jones, Venton
• HB 656Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.Rep. Garcia, Josey
• HB 678Relating to fees charged by certain property owners' associations for resale certificates and updates of resale certificates.Rep. Hayes
• HB 687Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.Rep. Harrison
• HB 689Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.Rep. Harrison
• HB 698Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee.Rep. Vasut
• HB 727Relating to fraud in transactions involving a business ownership interest.Rep. Landgraf
• HB 731Relating to the abolition of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the abolition of those taxes.Rep. Harrison
• HB 751Relating to the issuance by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of certain federal forms for purposes of allocating low income housing tax credits; authorizing an administrative penalty.Rep. Campos
• HB 753Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.Rep. Campos
• HB 755Relating to the imposition of a county housing first initiatives fee in certain counties.Rep. Campos
• HB 787Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.Rep. Zwiener
• HB 810Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; providing an administrative penalty.Rep. Reynolds
• HB 819Relating to municipal and county ad valorem tax relief.Rep. Harrison
• HB 863Relating to a requirement that an appraisal district rely on an appraisal of real property prepared by an appraiser and submitted to the district by the property owner when determining the value of the property.Rep. Landgraf
• HB 871Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property that arises from the installation or construction on the property of a generator that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site use.Rep. Landgraf
• HB 881Relating to the selection of the board of directors of certain appraisal districts.Rep. Kerwin
• HB 882Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of foster parents in property tax appraisal records.Rep. Wharton
• HB 884Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation by certain taxing units of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homestead of the parent or guardian of a person who is disabled and who resides with the parent or guardian.Rep. Wharton
• HB 885Relating to the exclusion from the market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of the value of any improvement, or any feature incorporated in an improvement, made to the property if the primary purpose of the improvement or feature is compliance with the requirements of standards that address accessible design of buildings or other facilities.Rep. Wharton
• HB 899Relating to the operation of a program by the Texas Department of Transportation to allow a real property owner to plant or replace vegetation in a right-of-way.Rep. Canales
• HB 917Relating to public access to certain computer-assisted mass appraisal systems used by appraisal districts to determine the appraised value of a property.Rep. Dorazio
• HB 921Relating to a prohibition on the allocation of low income housing tax credits for developments located in certain school districts.Rep. Dorazio
• HB 922Relating to the repeal of a prohibition on property owners' association rental restrictions based on a person's method of payment.Rep. Dorazio
• HB 925Relating to a requirement that an appraisal review board adopt the value determined by a certified appraiser in certain residential real property protests and to the penalty for tampering with certain appraisals filed with the board.Rep. Mizani
• HB 961Relating to the criteria for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county or municipality of all or part of the appraised value of real property used to operate a child-care facility.Rep. Lopez-Resendez
• HB 964Relating to the regulation of certain eviction-related service businessesRep. Bowers
• HB 997Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of surplus and salvage property to a civic or charitable organization.Rep. Cole
• SB 36Relating to the eligibility of data centers and large data center projects to participate in certain incentive programs offered by the state and local governments.Sen. Zaffirini
• SB 61Relating to certain contracts for the purchase of residential real property located in a colonia.Sen. Zaffirini
• SB 67Relating to an exemption from residential mortgage loan originator licensing requirements.Sen. Zaffirini
• SB 70Relating to purchase or other acquisition of personal property by a political subdivision.Sen. Zaffirini
• SB 71Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of surplus and salvage property to a civic or charitable organization.Sen. Zaffirini
• SB 105Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.Sen. Menéndez
• SB 129Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding housing insecurity and instability experienced by students enrolled at public institutions of higher education.Sen. Menéndez
• SB 156Relating to the use of certain algorithmic devices in the determination of residential rental prices.Sen. Menéndez
• SB 179Relating to the applicability of certain laws to tiny homes and tiny home communities.Sen. Hagenbuch
• SB 201Relating to a residential landlord's duty to disclose fees charged to an applicant or tenant.Sen. West
• SB 202Relating to the authority of a residential landlord to require a tenant to pay a mail fee.Sen. West
• SB 203Relating to the maximum amount of a security deposit for a residential lease.Sen. West
• SB 206Relating to payments made by municipalities in connection with nonconforming land uses after the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary.Sen. West
• SB 210Relating to provision of electronic notice by a county clerk to a real property owner of a record relating to the owner's property that is filed for recording in the real property records of the county.Sen. West
• SB 221Relating to judicial instruction on theft of and fraud involving real property.Sen. West
• SB 224Relating to the requirements for notice of utility disconnection to tenants of a submetered multifamily property.Sen. West
• SB 226Relating to the amount of restitution a defendant is ordered to pay for real property theft.Sen. West
• SB 228Relating to limitations on security deposit alternative products for residential leases.Sen. West
• SB 242Relating to the disclosure of certain fees by a landlord.Sen. Cook, Molly, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Rehmet
• SB 255Relating to the use of certain algorithmic devices in the determination of residential rental prices.Sen. Rehmet, Cook, Molly
• SB 260Relating to limitations on agreements restricting the use of real property for a grocery store or drug store.Sen. Rehmet
• SB 263Relating to the regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats.Sen. Perry
• SB 264Relating to the rights of certain parties in connection with the performance of certain tests on certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.Sen. Perry
• SB 275Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.Sen. Blanco
• SB 287Relating to the repeal of certain tax preferences relating to solar and wind-powered energy devices and the business of manufacturing, selling, or installing those devices; making conforming changes.Sen. Perry, Campbell
• SB 298Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.Sen. Flores
• SB 306Relating to information that a property owners' association must file with the Texas Real Estate Commission.Sen. Flores
• HJR 23Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.Rep. Money
• HJR 29Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.Rep. Guillen
• HJR 35Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to provide that those limits continue in effect following a change of ownership of the property.Rep. Tepper
• HJR 36Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a political subdivision other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district may impose on the residence homesteads of certain low-income persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.Rep. Wilson
• HJR 38Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.Rep. Patterson
• HJR 40Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.Rep. Jones, Venton
• HJR 48Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in the exploration for and production and export of oil, gas, and other minerals.Rep. Landgraf
• HJR 50Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.Rep. Campos
• HJR 51Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.Rep. Zwiener
• HJR 56Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the repeal of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring from that fund $3 billion to Texas Education Agency for property tax reliefRep. Harrison
• HJR 58Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.Rep. Harrison
• HJR 59Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the amount of the appraised value of real property that arises from the installation or construction on the property of a generator that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site use.Rep. Landgraf
• HJR 61Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by certain political subdivisions of a portion of the market value of the residence homestead of the parent or guardian of a person who is disabled and who resides with the parent or guardian.Rep. Wharton
• HJR 63Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exclude from the market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes the value of any improvement, or any feature incorporated in an improvement, made to the property if the primary purpose of the improvement or feature is compliance with the requirements of standards that address accessible design of buildings or other facilities.Rep. Wharton
• SJR 14Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.Sen. Flores