Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.
HJR 88 proposes a constitutional amendment allowing Texas counties to create tax exemptions for property owners who install rainwater harvesting or graywater systems. If approved by voters in 2025, it would let county commissioners courts exempt the portion of a property's assessed value tied to these water systems from local property taxes. This would directly affect homeowners and property owners who invest in such sustainable water infrastructure. The measure is currently pending voter approval after passing the Texas legislature.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025
Last action May 12, 2025
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Introduced
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Engrossed
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May 9, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted with improved spacing and corrected punctuation (changing 'person's' apostrophe placement), while retaining the same constitutional amendment content regarding rainwater harvesting tax exemptions. No substantive policy changes were made to the eligibility criteria, funding mechanisms, or implementation timeline.
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Corrected apostrophe placement in 'person's property' from curly quotes to standard apostrophes for consistency
Added spacing and line breaks to improve document readability and formatting
Updated header information to reflect 'Engrossed version' status with proper bill number formatting
Floor votes · House May 9, 2025
How they voted
102–29
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 146
May 9, 2025
D
Democratic59
93% Yea
R
Republican87
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
P
Ellen Troxclair
RRepublican
P
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
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