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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 165: Relating to the elimination of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 165 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the elimination of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes. Primary sponsor: Cody Vasut (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): Referred to Ways & Means.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Ways & Means
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source