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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB135

Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 13, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Angie Button
Co-sponsors
Candy NobleChris TurnerGiovanni CapriglioneMorgan MeyerTrent AshbyGreg BonnenRyan GuillenCody HarrisRay LopezWilliam MetcalfDonna CampbellPeter Flores

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 17, 2025 House committee substitute March 20, 2025 Enrolled May 1, 2025 Governor approved May 13, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 1, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#57

Passed

126 yea–21 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent

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April 2, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#64

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

118 yea–27 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective immediately
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate passage reported
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Passed
  10. Senate Read 3rd time
  11. Senate Record vote
  12. Senate Three day rule suspended
  13. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  14. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  15. Senate Laid before the Senate
  16. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  17. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  18. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  19. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  20. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  21. Senate Vote taken in committee
  22. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  23. Senate Considered in public hearing
  24. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  25. Senate Referred to Finance
  26. Senate Read first time
  27. Senate Received from the House
  28. House Reported engrossed
  29. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  30. House Record vote RV#64 View roll call
  31. House Passed View roll call
  32. House Read 3rd time
  33. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  34. House Record vote RV#57 View roll call
  35. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  36. House Read 2nd time
  37. House Placed on General State Calendar
  38. House Considered in Calendars
  39. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  40. House Committee report distributed
  41. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  42. House Reported favorably as substituted
  43. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  44. House Considered in formal meeting
  45. House Left pending in committee
  46. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  47. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  48. House Considered in public hearing
  49. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  50. House Referred to Ways & Means
  51. House Read first time
  52. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2004529
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB135.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00