HJR 99 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.

HJR 99 proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Texas lawmakers to exempt animal feed held by businesses for retail sale from ad valorem property taxes. If approved by voters, this would allow the legislature to create a specific tax exemption for tangible personal property (physical animal feed) owned by sellers for resale. The amendment requires voter approval in the November 2025 election and does not automatically create the exemption - future legislation would need to implement it. This directly affects feed retailers and agricultural businesses that hold animal feed inventory for sale.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits · May 12, 2025
MODERATE
This document shows the transition of HJR 99 from its 'Engrossed' version (passed by the legislature) to its 'Enrolled' version (final version ready for signature). The substantive content of the constitutional amendment remains identical - it authorizes the Texas legislature to exempt animal feed held for retail sale from property taxes. The changes are purely formatting and structural, including the addition of signature lines for legislative officers and certification of passage dates and votes.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The policy content remains exactly the same.
TECHNICAL

Added header information identifying the document as the 'Enrolled version' of HJR 99

Added signature lines for President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chief Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Secretary of State

Added certification statements confirming the bill was passed by the House on April 28, 2025 and Senate on May 9, 2025 with specific vote counts

Removed draft text and markup annotations (AA, 1[...]1 markers) from the engrossed version

Reformatted the bill text to match official enrolled document standards with proper spacing and alignment

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed with the Secretary of State
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 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
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 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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