Monitoring the SessionHB 2511
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain energy-efficient products for a limited period.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
LED bulbs, heat pumps and stoves join. The $6,000 AC cap goes.
The bill adds more products to the existing sales tax holiday for energy-efficient products in Texas. It adds LED lightbulbs, smart thermostats, water heaters, clothes dryers, freezers, stoves, attic fans and heat pumps to the list, and removes the existing $6,000 cap on air conditioners and the $2,000 cap on refrigerators. Shoppers pay no state sales tax on more appliances during the holiday, and the state and local governments collect less tax on those sales.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4311 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4311 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 5, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2511 · 2025-02-05
relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain energy-efficient products for a limited period.
LED bulbs, heat pumps and stoves join. The $6,000 AC cap goes.
The bill adds more products to the existing sales tax holiday for energy-efficient products in Texas. It adds LED lightbulbs, smart thermostats, water heaters, clothes dryers, freezers, stoves, attic fans and heat pumps to the list, and removes the existing $6,000 cap on air conditioners and the $2,000 cap on refrigerators. Shoppers pay no state sales tax on more appliances during the holiday, and the state and local governments collect less tax on those sales.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 1, 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.
$107,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101035221, 101040103.
$100,389.10
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 3, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101040103, 101064980.
$84,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 6, 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: 100985193, 101040103.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$107,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101035221, 101040103.
$100,389.10
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 3, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101040103, 101064980.
$84,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 6, 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: 100985193, 101040103.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Turner, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 21, 2023: Referred to Ways & Means
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain energy-efficient products for a limited period.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 5, 2025
03/17/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee
Energy--Conservation
Taxation--Sales
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
The text as introduced · 222 words
89R8327 CJD-D By: Turner H.B. No. 2511 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain energy-efficient products for a limited period. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 151.333(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) This section applies only to the following energy-efficient products: (1) an air conditioner the sales price of which does not exceed $6,000; (2) a clothes washer; (3) a ceiling fan; (4) a dehumidifier; (5) a dishwasher; (6) an incandescent , [ or ] fluorescent , or light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulb; (7) a programmable or smart thermostat; [ and ] (8) a refrigerator the sales price of which does not exceed $2,000 ; (9) a water heater; (10) a clothes dryer; (11) a freezer; (12) a stove; (13) an attic fan; and (14) a heat pump . SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of the liability for those taxes. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.