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.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment allowing Texas counties to authorize local governments (like cities or school districts) to exempt from property tax the portion of a home's assessed value tied to rainwater harvesting or graywater systems. It directly affects homeowners who install these water systems by potentially reducing their property tax burden. The exemption would apply only to the value added by the systems themselves, not the entire property. If approved by voters, local tax assessors would implement this change through existing property tax processes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2025
How they voted
24–6
Passed
Total votes 30
May 20, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican20
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
Co
Sarah Eckhardt
DDemocratic
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