HJR 88 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

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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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · 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.
TECHNICAL

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

10229
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 146
May 9, 2025
D Democratic59
55 Yea 4
93% Yea
R Republican87
47 Yea 29 Nay 11
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

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