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HB3746 • 2025

Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.

Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.

Energy Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Darby
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
04/28/2025 H Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.

Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  4. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  6. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  7. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  8. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3746 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R12851 JBD-F

By: Darby

H.B. No. 3746

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales

and use taxes.

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

SECTION 1. Section 151.317, Tax Code, is amended by adding

Subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f) In this section, "gas" includes hydrogen.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not

affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this

Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been

enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the

collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of

the liability for those taxes.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.