Monitoring the Session

HB 1252

Sales-tax break on purchases of at least $100

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsReviewed
Rep. Trey Martinez FischerDHouse 116

Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill's caption and removed it.

Corrected Nov 1, 2026

Corrected Nov 1, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for purchases up to a certain amount.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The first $100 would be exempt from state sales tax.

The bill exempts the first 100 dollars of any purchase of 100 dollars or more from the state sales tax. It touches every shopper and retailer in Texas who makes or rings up a taxable sale at or above that amount. A purchase of 100 dollars or more would be taxed only on the amount over 100 dollars, while purchases under 100 dollars stay fully taxed, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 122 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 122 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1252 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Trey Martinez FischerDHouse 116

ITEM

relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for purchases up to a certain amount.

WHAT IT DOES

The first $100 would be exempt from state sales tax.

The bill exempts the first 100 dollars of any purchase of 100 dollars or more from the state sales tax. It touches every shopper and retailer in Texas who makes or rings up a taxable sale at or above that amount. A purchase of 100 dollars or more would be taxed only on the amount over 100 dollars, while purchases under 100 dollars stay fully taxed, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

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

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Trey Martinez Fischer

Donors

One Texas PAC$100KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$30KKickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$20K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

One Texas PAC$100,000.00

One Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Nov 19, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 19, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101027855.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$30,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$30,000.00

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$30,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012345, 101027855, 101058317, 101068299, 101071424.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$20,000.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101058317.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

One Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Nov 19, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 19, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101027855.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$30,000.00

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$30,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012345, 101027855, 101058317, 101068299, 101071424.

×

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101058317.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/10/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Taxation--Sales

Text

The text as introduced · 122 words

By: Martinez Fischer
H.B. No. 1252

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for purchases up

to a certain amount.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 151.051, Tax Code, is amended by adding

Subsection (c)to read as follows:

Sec. 151.051. SALES TAX IMPOSED. (a) A tax is imposed on

each sale of a taxable item in this state.

(b) The sales tax rate is 6-1/4 percent of the sales price of

the taxable item sold.

(c) For any purchase of 100 dollars or more, the first 100

dollars is exempt from the sales tax outlined above.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.