Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.
HB 1399 creates a property tax exemption for animal feed held by owners for retail sale in Texas. It directly affects agricultural retailers and feed suppliers who currently pay ad valorem (property) taxes on inventory. The bill exempts this inventory from property tax if it's already exempt from sales/use taxes under existing law. The exemption applies only to tax years starting January 1, 2026, but only if voters approve a related constitutional amendment in the November 2025 election. If the amendment fails, the bill has no effect.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Signed May 24, 2025
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May 24, 2025
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This bill was converted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the main differences being formatting cleanup, removal of draft annotations, and addition of certification signatures from legislative officers.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the text content of the legislation is identical between versions.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft annotations and placeholder text that were present in the Engrossed version
Added certification signatures and dates from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Governor to indicate final approval
Cleaned up formatting inconsistencies and removed line number markers from the original draft
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
15
Committee
10
May 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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