HB2525

Signed by Governor
Authored by Drew Darby (R)
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Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age.
Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican

Texas Policy Research Priority #1: TPR Vote Recommendation ENDORSED


Joint authors: Craddick (R); Dean (R); Hefner (R)
Sponsors: Paxton (R)
Co-sponsors: Sparks (R)


(H) Sparks signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Paxton signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 6, 2025


(H) Darby signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 24, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) House Ways & Means met.
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Mar 31, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Dean signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#361: Yea 125 (R 63, D 62) - Nay 20 (R 20, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Tinderholt; Troxclair

Absent - Money

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 361 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

Apr 23, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#409: Yea 124 (R 62, D 62) - Nay 24 (R 24, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Tinderholt; Troxclair

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 409 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 24, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 28, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Craddick signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 1, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 6, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 7, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

20250507_HB2525_2R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Hancock

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250507_HB2525_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Hancock

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 19, 2025


(H) House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
(H) House requests conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
 

May 20, 2025


(S) House refuses to concur-reported
(S) House requests conference committee-reported
(S) House appoints conferees-reported
 

May 21, 2025


(S) Senate grants request for conference comm.
(S) Senate appoints conferees
(H) Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
 

May 30, 2025


(H) House discharges conferees
(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#4090: Yea 104 (R 55, D 49) - Nay 32 (R 24, D 8)
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Yea - Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Anchia; Cain; Collier; Gonzalez, J.; Harrison; Hernandez; Hickland; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Plesa; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth

Absent - Leach; Louderback; Lozano; Manuel; Reynolds; Vasut

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 4090 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House discharges conferees-reported
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 2, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Adam Cahn for self
 

For

(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Aaron Hargett for Buckner International
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Elisabeth Elsass for self (with Rio Concho Retirement Community)
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Jeffrey Lisson for self (with Rio Concho, Inc.)
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Drema Neves for self
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Emiliano Romero for LeadingAge Texas
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Emiliano Romero for LeadingAge Texas
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Jenny Andrews for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Kenneth Flippin for US Green Building Council
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Wes Benedict for Texans for Reasonable Solutions
 

On

(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Steven Deline for self



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