KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Texas

HJR88 • 2025

Proposing 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.

Proposing 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.

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
2025-05-12
Official status
05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Proposing 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.

Proposing 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.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposing 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  2. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

  3. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  4. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Adopted

  5. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1899

  6. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  9. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  10. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  11. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  13. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  14. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  15. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  16. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  17. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  18. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  19. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  20. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Proposing 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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HJR 88 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R1569 MLH-D

By: Zwiener, Isaac, Troxclair

H.J.R. No. 88

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing 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.

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

SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by

adding Section 1-u to read as follows:

Sec.

1-u.

The legislature by general law may 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 and may provide additional eligibility

requirements for the exemption.

SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be

submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.

The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the

proposition: "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."