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HB3637 • 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.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Troxclair | Isaac | Zwiener | Harris Davila | Virdell
Last action
2025-05-14
Official status
05/14/2025 S Received from the House
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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  2. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  3. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2436

  4. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  5. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  6. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  7. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  8. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  9. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2344

  10. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  12. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  15. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  16. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  17. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  18. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  19. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  20. 2025-03-03 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 3637 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R1570 MLH-F

By: Troxclair

H.B. No. 3637

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.