Signed by Governor Authored by Todd Hunter (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to a reduction in the amount of sales and use tax collections that the owners of restaurants that participate in an oyster shell recycling program are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts. Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 3487 creates a sales and use tax reduction for restaurants participating in oyster shell recycling programs. Food service establishments that collect and donate oyster shells to an approved recycling program can deduct $2 for every 50 pounds of oyster shells recycled from their state sales tax liability. The Texas Comptroller, in consultation with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, will oversee the certification of recycling programs.
Joint authors: Leo Wilson (R) Sponsors: Kolkhorst (R) Co-sponsors: J. Hinojosa (D)
Feb 27, 2025
(H) Hunter signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 24, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican
Apr 21, 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
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 1, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 2, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 5, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 7, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#1723: Yea 109 (R 59, D 50) - Nay 13 (R 13, D 0) View Source
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (H) Reported engrossed
May 9, 2025
(S) Received from the House
May 12, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Finance, chaired by a Republican
May 20, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized
May 21, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 22, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 25, 2025
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar (S) Laid before the Senate (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote (H) Senate passage as amended reported (H) Senate Amendments distributed (H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
May 28, 2025
(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s) (H) Record vote
RV#3969: Yea 124 (R 75, D 49) - Nay 6 (R 6, D 0) View Source
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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s) (S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 29, 2025
(H) Reported enrolled
May 30, 2025
(H) Signed in the House
May 31, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate (E) Sent to the Governor
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Sponsor (H) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Steven Deline for self
For
(Wed 5/21/2025) Testifying before S Finance as Bradley Lomax for self (Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Bradley Lomax for self (with Texas Surf Conservancy) (Wed 5/21/2025) Testifying before S Finance as Carol Huntsberger for self (with Texas Farm Raised Oysters) (Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Erin Fulton for self (with Texas surf conservancy) (Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Jacob Hupp for Galveston Bay Foundation (Wed 5/21/2025) Testifying before S Finance as Jacob Hupp for Galveston Bay Foundation (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Arthur Granado for self (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Billy Phenix for Coastal Conservation Association - Texas (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Eric Davis for self (with TX Commercial Mariculture Oyster Advisory Board) (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Finance as Fred Shannon for self (with Copano Oyster Company) (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Fred Shannon for self (with Texas Oyster Mariculture Association) (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jay Brown for self (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Joey Park for Texas Mariculture Association (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Finance as Joey Park for Texas Oyster Mariculture Association (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Kelsey Streufert for Texas Restaurant Association (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Finance as Madison Gessner for Texas Restaurant Association (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Patricia Shipton for City of Port Aransas (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Patricia Shipton for Nueces County (Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Finance as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Finance as Steven Deline for self
