Pending Ways and Means House Bills Supported by Every Texan

The following House bills have been heard in the House Ways and Means Committee but remain pending. We ask that the Committee vote on Monday, May 12 to favorably recommend these bills to the full House.

Home Affordability
  • HB 203 (Goodwin). This bill aims to benefit renters by providing a property tax exemption to landlords who agree to lease their properties below the HUD fair-market rent. Multiple rounds of property tax cuts in recent years have brought no appreciable benefits to renters, 37% of Texas households.
  • HB 1367 (Jones). Every Texan has consistently advocated for a flat-dollar local-option homestead exemption (LOHE). This bill would authorize counties to offer such an exemption. 
  • HB 2133 (Bhojani). According to the National Association of Realtors, only 24% of U.S. homebuyers in 2024 were first-time buyers – the lowest value since 1981 when NAR began collecting that data. This bill would provide a one-time tax credit to first-time homebuyers.
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
  • HB 1483 / HJR 102 (Gervin-Hawkins). This bill would exempt energy-efficiency improvements from property taxes. This is a good, market-based approach to incentivize sustainability and conservation at no significant cost to the state.
  • HB 1370 (Raymond). This bill would provide a property tax exemption for xeriscaping updates to property, enhancing the property’s sustainability and reducing water usage.
Food Security
  • HB 4083 (Button). This bill would exempt perishable food items from inventory taxes.
  • HB 1879 (Simmons). Food security is a core policy area for Every Texan. Texas is the most food-insecure state in the nation. This bill would incentivize grocery stores to offer healthier food options in food deserts.
Other
  • HB 2357 (Morales). This bill would require the Comptroller to adopt a uniform data format for property tax data. This would make it easier for third parties to conduct analysis of that data.
  • HB 2481 (Curry). Raises price threshold for back-to-school items exempt from sales tax and indexes it to inflation.

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