HB3045

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Stan Gerdes (R)
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Caption: Relating to a franchise tax exemption for corporations operating a spaceport for certain national defense purposes.
Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 3045 grants a franchise tax exemption to corporations that operate FAA-licensed spaceports supporting U.S. Department of Defense contracts for spaceflight and launch services. This measure is intended to attract defense-related space operations to Texas.

Joint authors: Curry (R)
Co-authors: Bonnen (R); Bumgarner (R); Metcalf (R); Tepper (R)
Sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R)

Feb 19, 2025


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

Mar 20, 2025


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

Mar 26, 2025


(H) Curry signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mar 28, 2025


(H) Tepper signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
 

Apr 21, 2025


(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#1692: Yea 76 (R 58, D 18) - Nay 61 (R 25, D 36)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Button; Canales; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Noble; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Plesa; Raymond; Schofield; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Swanson; Tepper; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Cain; Capriglione; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harrison; Hayes; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Morgan; Munoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Phelan; Pierson; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Vo; Ward Johnson; Zwiener

Absent - Bumgarner; Campos; Cole; Dutton; Garcia, J.; Longoria

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf; Morales Shaw

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May 8, 2025


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

RV#1802: Yea 70 (R 60, D 10) - Nay 69 (R 23, D 46)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hickland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Raymond; Schofield; Shaheen; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harrison; Hayes; Hernandez; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Morgan; Munoz; Olcott; Perez, M.; Pierson; Plesa; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Cain; Cortez; Fairly; Guillen; Hinojosa; Longoria; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Reynolds

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Geren

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

Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 1802 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) Reported engrossed
 

May 12, 2025


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


(H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Adam Cahn for self
 

For

(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Andrew Brown for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Ben Lancaster for SpaceX
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Robert Wood for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)
 

On

(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Shannon Brandt for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Shannon Murphy for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



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