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HB1256 • 2025

Relating 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.

Relating 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.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Zwiener | Isaac | Troxclair
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
04/28/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating 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.

Relating 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.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating 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.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  2. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  3. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  4. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  8. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  9. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating 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.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 1256 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R1570 MLH-F

By: Zwiener

H.B. No. 1256

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating 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.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Tax Code, is amended by

adding Section 11.325 to read as follows:

Sec.

11.325.

WATER CONSERVATION SYSTEMS. (a) In this

section, "graywater" has the meaning assigned by Section 341.039,

Health and Safety Code.

(b)

The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt

an exemption from taxation of the portion of the appraised value of

a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or

on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.

An

exemption adopted by a commissioners court under this section

applies to the taxation of property by each taxing unit that taxes

the property.

SECTION 2. This Act applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed

for a tax year beginning on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026, but only

if the 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 is approved by the voters. If that amendment is

not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.