Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: To Executive

HB 9 — 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.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 24, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) on June 12, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 76 sponsors

    1 primary, 75 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. See remarks for effective date

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

  5. Signed in the House

  6. Reported enrolled

  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. Record vote

  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  13. Senate Amendments distributed

  14. Senate passage as amended reported

  15. Record vote

  16. Passed

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. Record vote

  19. Three day rule suspended

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

  21. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  22. Vote recorded in Journal

  23. Amended

  24. Amendment(s) offered

  25. Read 2nd time

  26. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  27. Co-sponsor authorized

  28. Placed on intent calendar

  29. Co-sponsor authorized

  30. Committee report printed and distributed

  31. Reported favorably as substituted

  32. Vote taken in committee

  33. Testimony taken in committee

  34. Considered in public hearing

  35. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  36. Referred to Local Government

  37. Read first time

  38. Received from the House

  39. Reported engrossed

  40. Record vote

  41. Passed

  42. Read 3rd time

  43. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. Record vote

  45. Passed to engrossment

  46. Read 2nd time

  47. Placed on General State Calendar

  48. Considered in Calendars

  49. Committee report sent to Calendars

  50. Committee report distributed

  51. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  52. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  53. Considered in public hearing

  54. Left pending in committee

  55. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  56. Considered in public hearing

  57. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  58. Posting rule suspended

  59. Referred to Ways & Means

  60. Read first time

  61. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 75 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 20 voted No

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed 67 Yea · 15 Nay · 25 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6715025
Total 6715025
% of votes cast 63%14%0%23%
How each member voted (107)
Member Party Vote
Garcia — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leo Wilson — Yea
Ward Johnson — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Not Voting
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alma Allen — Yea
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Nay
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Not Voting
Brian Harrison — Nay
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Caroline Harris Davila — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Christina Morales — Nay
Cody Harris — Not Voting
Cole Hefner — Yea
Daniel Alders — Not Voting
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Nay
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Gary Gates — Not Voting
Gene Wu — Nay
Gina Hinojosa — Not Voting
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Not Voting
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Not Voting
James B. Frank — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Not Voting
Jessica González — Nay
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Jon Rosenthal — Nay
Josey Garcia — Nay
Keith Bell — Yea
Ken King — Not Voting
Lacey Hull — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Lulu Flores — Nay
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary E. González — Nay
Matt Morgan — Not Voting
Mitch Little — Nay
Nate Schatzline — Not Voting
Nicole Collier — Nay
Oscar Longoria — Not Voting
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Penny Morales Shaw — Nay
Philip Cortez — Not Voting
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Not Voting
Ray Lopez — Not Voting
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Nay
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Not Voting
Terry Canales — Yea
Todd Hunter — Not Voting
Tom Craddick — Yea
Toni Rose — Not Voting
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Not Voting
Venton Jones — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Wes Virdell — Not Voting
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Passed

Passed 91 Yea · 10 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 911007
Total 911007
% of votes cast 84%9%0%6%
How each member voted (108)
Member Party Vote
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Leo Wilson — Yea
Morales, — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alma Allen — Yea
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Nay
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Armando Walle — Nay
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Caroline Harris Davila — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Cody Harris — Yea
Cole Hefner — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Yea
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Erin Zwiener — Nay
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Not Voting
Gene Wu — Nay
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joe Moody — Yea
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Jon Rosenthal — Nay
Josey Garcia — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Ken King — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Lauren A. Simmons — Not Voting
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Lulu Flores — Nay
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary E. González — Not Voting
Mitch Little — Yea
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nicole Collier — Nay
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Penny Morales Shaw — Nay
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Not Voting
Ray Lopez — Not Voting
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Nay
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Nay
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Not Voting
Venton Jones — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed to engrossment

Passed 132 Yea · 13 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1321306
Total 1321306
% of votes cast 87%9%0%4%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Leo Wilson — Yea
Perez, — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Morales — Nay
Ward Johnson — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alan Schoolcraft — Yea
Alma Allen — Nay
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Nay
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Armando Walle — Nay
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Yea
Carl Tepper — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Caroline Harris Davila — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Chris Turner — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Christina Morales — Nay
Claudia Ordaz — Yea
Cody Harris — Yea
Cody Vasut — Yea
Cole Hefner — Yea
Dade Phelan — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Yea
David Spiller — Yea
Denise Villalobos — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Yea
Ellen Troxclair — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Erin Zwiener — Nay
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Yea
Gene Wu — Yea
Gina Hinojosa — Nay
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
Hubert Vo — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
James Talarico — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jared Patterson — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joanne Shofner — Yea
Joe Moody — Yea
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
John Smithee — Not Voting
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Jon Rosenthal — Nay
Josey Garcia — Not Voting
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Ken King — Yea
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Lauren A. Simmons — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Not Voting
Lulu Flores — Not Voting
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary E. González — Yea
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Yea
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Yea
Mike Schofield — Yea
Mitch Little — Yea
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Yea
Nicole Collier — Nay
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Penny Morales Shaw — Nay
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Not Voting
Ramon Romero, Jr. — Yea
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Yea
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Senfronia Thompson — Yea
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Yea
Steve Toth — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Nay
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Nay
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Toni Rose — Yea
Tony Tinderholt — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Yea
Trey Wharton — Yea
Valoree Swanson — Yea
Venton Jones — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Vincent Perez — Yea
Wes Virdell — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 9 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 9?
HB 9 is sponsored by Morgan Meyer, Greg Bonnen, Hillary Hickland, Trey Martinez Fischer, Diego Bernal, Daniel Alders, Trent Ashby, Jeff Barry, Cecil Bell, Keith Bell, Brad Buckley, Ben Bumgarner, David Cook, Angie Button, Giovanni Capriglione, Philip Cortez, Tom Craddick, Charles Cunningham, Pat Curry, Aicha Davis, Jay Dean, Mano DeAyala, Mark Dorazio, Paul Dyson, Caroline Fairly, James B. Frank, Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, Gary Gates, Stan Gerdes, Charlie Geren, Ryan Guillen, Sam Harless, Cody Harris, Caroline Harris Davila, Richard Hayes, Cole Hefner, Lacey Hull, Carrie Isaac, Helen Kerwin, Stan Kitzman, Stan Lambert, Brooks Landgraf, Jeff Leach, Janie Lopez, Ray Lopez, John Lujan, Sergio Muñoz, Jr., Armando Martinez, Wilson, John McQueeney, Will Metcalf, Brent Money, Jared Patterson, Dennis Paul, Katrina Pierson, Mihaela Plesa, Richard Peña Raymond, Keresa Richardson, Mike Schofield, Matt Shaheen, Joanne Shofner, Shelby Slawson, David Spiller, Valoree Swanson, Carl Tepper, Tony Tinderholt, Ellen Troxclair, Gary VanDeaver, Cody Vasut, Trey Wharton, Shelley Luther, Matt Morgan, Candy Noble, Tom Oliverson, Angelia Orr, and Leo Wilson.
What is the current status of HB 9?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 24, 2025. It awaits signature.
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