Texas HB 23 — Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
Texas, 892. HB 23: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agricul
Latest action
April 15, 2026 — Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Harless — primary sponsor
- Oliverson — primary sponsor
- Swanson — primary sponsor
- Hull — primary sponsor
- Ashby — primary sponsor
- Bell, Cecil
- Lopez, Janie
- Paul
- Bettencourt — primary sponsor
- Campbell
- King
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
House Committee Report Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Engrossed Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Enrolled Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
passage
August 25, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 113 · no: 13 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Noble | absent |
| Morales, C. | absent |
| Longoria | absent |
| Leach | absent |
| Lalani | absent |
| Garcia, J. | absent |
| Cook | absent |
| Cain | absent |
| Bernal | absent |
| Alders | absent |
| Wu | absent |
| Toth | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Phelan | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Lozano | absent |
| Lambert | absent |
| Jones, V. | absent |
| Geren | absent |
| Flores | absent |
| Dutton | absent |
| Canales | absent |
| Mr. Speaker(C) | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Virdell | no |
| Vasut | no |
| Slawson | no |
| Pierson | no |
| Patterson | no |
| Olcott | no |
| McLaughlin | no |
| Luther | no |
| Lowe | no |
| Leo Wilson | no |
| Harrison | no |
| Dorazio | no |
| Bumgarner | no |
| Zwiener | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wharton | yes |
| Ward Johnson | yes |
| Walle | yes |
| Vo | yes |
| Villalobos | yes |
| VanDeaver | yes |
| Turner | yes |
| Troxclair | yes |
| Tinderholt | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Manuel | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, R. | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Little | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
| King | yes |
| Kerwin | yes |
| Jones, J. | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Isaac | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hopper | yes |
| Holt | yes |
| Hinojosa | yes |
| Hickland | yes |
| Hernandez | yes |
| Hefner | yes |
| Hayes | yes |
| Harris Davila | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Guerra | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| González, M. | yes |
| González, J. | yes |
| Gervin-Hawkins | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Garcia Hernandez | yes |
| Garcia, L. | yes |
| Gámez | yes |
| Frank | yes |
| Fairly | yes |
| Dyson | yes |
| DeAyala | yes |
| Dean | yes |
| Davis, Y. | yes |
| Davis, A. | yes |
| Darby | yes |
| Curry | yes |
| Cunningham | yes |
| Craddick | yes |
| Cortez | yes |
| Collier | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Capriglione | yes |
| Campos | yes |
| Button | yes |
| Bucy | yes |
| Buckley | yes |
| Bryant | yes |
| Bowers | yes |
| Bonnen | yes |
| Bhojani | yes |
| Bell, K. | yes |
| Bell, C. | yes |
| Barry | yes |
| Ashby | yes |
| Anchía | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Tepper | yes |
| Talarico | yes |
| Swanson | yes |
| Spiller | yes |
| Smithee | yes |
| Simmons | yes |
| Shofner | yes |
| Shaheen | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Schofield | yes |
| Schatzline | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Rose | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Plesa | yes |
| Perez, V. | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Ordaz | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Morales, E. | yes |
| Moody | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meza | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| Metcalf | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| Fischer | yes |
final passage
August 26, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 26 · no: 1 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 23 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
August 26, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 26 · no: 1 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zaffirini | yes |
| Sparks | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Parker | yes |
| Nichols | yes |
| Middleton | yes |
| Menéndez | yes |
| Kolkhorst | yes |
| King | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Huffman | yes |
| J. Hinojosa | yes |
| A. Hinojosa | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Hagenbuch | yes |
| Gutierrez | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Blanco | yes |
| Birdwell | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
| Alvarado | yes |
| West | absent |
| Miles | absent |
| Eckhardt | absent |
| Schwertner | no |
Legislative history
- Effective on 1/1/26
- Signed by the Governor
- Sent to the Governor
- Signed in the Senate
- Signed in the House
- Reported enrolled
- Senate passage reported
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Record vote
- Three day rule suspended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Ordered not printed
- Printing rule suspended
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Vote taken in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Posting rule suspended
- Referred to Local Government
- Read first time
- Received from the House
- Co-sponsor authorized
- Reported engrossed
- Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Passed to engrossment
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Read 2nd time
- Placed on General State Calendar
- Considered in Calendars
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Committee report distributed
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Referred to Ways & Means
- Read first time
- Filed
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