Texas State Representative
Jay Dean Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB717
Filed
11/12/24
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB8
Filed
2/24/25
Out of House Committee
3/19/25
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB9
Filed
2/24/25
Out of House Committee
3/19/25
Voted on by House
4/3/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB960
Filed
11/12/24
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HJR1
Filed
2/24/25
Out of House Committee
3/19/25
Voted on by House
4/2/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25
Sent toSOS
5/20/25
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HJR138
Filed
2/14/25
Out of House Committee
3/31/25
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HJR3
Filed
2/21/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HJR5
Filed
2/20/25
Out of House Committee
4/1/25
Voted on by House
4/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HCR65
In memory of Tracy Lee Vincent of Longview.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HJR153
Filed
2/24/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a reduction of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year in which the owner qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption based on the amount by which the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead reduced the appraised value of the owner's former residence homestead for the last tax year in which the owner qualified the former residence homestead for a residence homestead exemption.