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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 851: Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits.

Enacted 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 851 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits. Primary sponsor: Mike Schofield (Republican), Paul Bettencourt (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 1/1/26.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike SchofieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Paul BettencourtPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“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. Effective on 1/1/26
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. Record vote
  10. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  11. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  12. Senate Amendments distributed

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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