Monitoring the Session

HB 3864

bill ending sales tax on toilet paper and deodorant

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Chris TurnerDHouse 101

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

Caption

relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain personal and household supplies.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Eight household items, from dental floss to dish soap, go tax-free.

The bill removes state sales and use tax from eight everyday household and personal items. It touches every shopper who buys toilet paper, contact lens solution, reading glasses, dental floss, laundry detergent, dish soap, hand soap, or deodorant, along with the retailers who collect the tax. Starting September 1, 2025, those items ring up without sales tax, and taxes owed before that date still have to be paid.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 5, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3864 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Chris TurnerDHouse 101

ITEM

relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain personal and household supplies.

WHAT IT DOES

Eight household items, from dental floss to dish soap, go tax-free.

The bill removes state sales and use tax from eight everyday household and personal items. It touches every shopper who buys toilet paper, contact lens solution, reading glasses, dental floss, laundry detergent, dish soap, hand soap, or deodorant, along with the retailers who collect the tax. Starting September 1, 2025, those items ring up without sales tax, and taxes owed before that date still have to be paid.

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

Chris Turner

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$108KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$100KTexas Sands PAC$84K

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 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$107,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$107,500.00

Cash
$107,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$100,389.10

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$100,389.10

Cash
$70,000.00
Paid by others
$30,389.10
Total
$100,389.10
mail $25,664.64text $3,089.24event $1,125.00Other filed descriptions $260.22advertising $250.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

Texas Sands PAC$84,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$84,000.00

Cash
$84,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$107,500.00

Cash
$107,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$100,389.10

Cash
$70,000.00
Paid by others
$30,389.10
Total
$100,389.10
mail $25,664.64text $3,089.24event $1,125.00Other filed descriptions $260.22advertising $250.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$84,000.00

Cash
$84,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

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 Mar 5, 2025

03/27/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM

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

Subjects

Taxation--Sales

Text

The text as introduced · 175 words

89R13561 CJD-D

By: Turner
H.B. No. 3864

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain

personal and household supplies.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended

by adding Section 151.3142 to read as follows:

Sec. 151.3142. CERTAIN PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. The

following items are exempted from the taxes imposed by this

chapter:

(1) toilet paper;

(2) contact lens solution;

(3) reading glasses;

(4) dental floss;

(5) laundry detergent;

(6) dish soap;

(7) hand soap; and

(8) antiperspirant or deodorant.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act do 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.