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TX HB 247

enacted

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 247 pass?

Yes. TX HB 247 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): See remarks for effective date

What is TX HB 247 about?

TX HB 247 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 247?

Guillen, Middleton are the primary sponsors of TX HB 247, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-27
Latest action
2025-06-20 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Guillenprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-02-27

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-02-27

    Referred to Ways & Means

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-10

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  6. 2025-03-10

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  10. 2025-03-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-03-27

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  12. 2025-03-27

    Committee report distributed

  13. 2025-03-28

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-04-17

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-05

    Placed on General State Calendar

  17. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-05

    Passed to engrossment

  19. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-06

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-07

    Received from the House

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-19

    Vote taken in committee

  30. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-05-20

    Committee report printed and distributed

  32. 2025-05-21

    Co-sponsor authorized

  33. 2025-05-21

    Placed on intent calendar

  34. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  36. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  37. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-21

    Three day rule suspended

  39. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  41. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  44. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  45. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the House

    passage

  46. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  47. 2025-05-23

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  48. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  49. 2025-06-20

    See remarks for effective date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 134-13

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bryant: no
    • Canales: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Morales Sha: not voting
    • Dean: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 25-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00200_HB00299/HB 247.xml

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