HB 2027 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the authority of the Brazoria County Commissioners Court to execute tax abatement agreements for property within the Port Freeport district.

HB 2027 allows Brazoria County's Commissioners Court to create "reinvestment zones" within the Port Freeport district and negotiate tax exemptions for specific properties. It directly affects property owners, leaseholders, and businesses with improvements on tax-exempt real property or district-owned land in that zone. The bill enables the county to reduce or eliminate property taxes on leasehold interests, tangible personal property, or improvements by entering formal agreements under Chapter 312 of the Tax Code. This provides a mechanism for targeted tax relief to encourage development and investment in the Port Freeport area.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Signed May 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · May 29, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding tax abatement authority for the Brazoria County Commissioners Court remains unchanged, though the formatting was cleaned up and official signatures were added.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural update from draft to final enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft formatting artifacts and replaced them with official enrolled bill text including signatures from legislative officers and the Governor.

Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2025 · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

273
Passed
Total votes 30
May 19, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
17 Yea 3 Nay
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
17
Committee
12
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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