Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.
HB 2517 exempts the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association from paying premium and maintenance taxes under Texas law. The bill amends two sections of the Insurance Code to explicitly exclude these two associations from tax requirements that apply to other insurers. This change takes effect September 1, 2025, and does not affect taxes owed before 2023. The bill directly impacts these two state-assisted insurance programs, which provide coverage for windstorm and high-risk properties.
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
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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May 31, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a legislative draft to an enrolled version with added certification signatures and dates. The substantive policy content regarding insurance tax exemptions remains unchanged, though the formatting and layout were significantly reorganized.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and presentation were updated.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was converted from a draft format to an enrolled version with proper formatting, spacing, and alignment.
Added certification signatures for the House and Senate passage, including vote counts and dates.
Added Governor approval section with signature lines and date fields.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House May 1, 2025
How they voted
27–3
Passed
Total votes 30
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
16
Committee
12
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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