Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Finance Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3487

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by House
5/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that participate in an oyster shell recycling program are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2206

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/28/25  
Out of House Committee
5/21/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR7

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of House Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/26/25  
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
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Texas Senate Bill SB263

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
5/16/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB42

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the permissible uses of that money.
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Texas House Bill HB3000

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1056

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4488

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4486

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/25/25  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
General Appropriations Bill.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3077

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to reports by certain persons involved in the manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages for purposes of sales and use taxes.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR47

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and certain other funds and accounts.
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Texas House Bill HB2688

Filed
2/11/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
5/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB771

Filed
1/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/30/25  
Out of House Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1371

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25  
Out of House Committee
5/14/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit authorities.