Monitoring the Session

HCR 35

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

Adopted

Verdict: not graded

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Rep. Claudia OrdazDHouse 79
Caption

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

Caption from the bill history · Introduced.

Summary

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Receipt

The receipt

89R-HCR35 · 2024-12-02

SOLD BY

Rep. Claudia OrdazDHouse 79 Rep. Greg BonnenRHouse 24 Rep. Dennis PaulRHouse 129

+ 2 more authors, 14 coauthors

ITEM

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

WHAT IT DOES

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CHARGES

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TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Referred to s/c on State-Federal Relations by Speaker
  3. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  4. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  5. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  6. Left pending in subcommittee
  7. Recalled from subcommittee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on Resolutions Calendar
  15. Laid before the House
  16. Adopted
  17. Record vote RV#104
  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. Received from the House
  20. Read first time
  21. Referred to Administration
  22. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  23. Considered in public hearing
  24. Vote taken in committee
  25. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  26. Committee report printed and distributed
  27. Placed on intent calendar
  28. Co-sponsor authorized
  29. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  30. Record vote
  31. Read 2nd time
  32. Adopted
  33. Record vote
  34. Senate passage reported
  35. Reported enrolled
  36. Signed in the House
  37. Signed in the Senate
  38. Sent to the Governor
  39. Signed by the Governor
FILED UNDER

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SIGNED FOR BY

House · 135 yea · 10 nay

Senate · 27 yea · 4 nay

Sources

House: Adoption · Apr 9, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Adoption · Apr 30, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Claudia Ordaz

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$12KRandy Bowling$10,000Bobby Bowling$10,000

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 · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 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.

Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash
$12,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,000.00

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100982219, 101057840, 101072563.

Randy Bowling$10,000.00
Bobby Bowling$10,000.00
Money

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

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Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash
$12,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,000.00

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100982219, 101057840, 101072563.

Votes3

Senate Apr 30, 2025

Adoption

Yea
27
Nay
4
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
0
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

The resolution was read second time and was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 27 (published)
  • Nay: 4 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 30, 2025

Yea
27
Nay
4
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
0
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

Senator A. Hinojosa moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HCR 35 at this time on its second reading: HCR 35, Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 27 (published)
  • Nay: 4 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 9, 2025

Adoption

Yea
135
Nay
10
Present, not voting
1
Absent
3
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 104

HCR 35 was adopted by (Record 104): 135 Yeas, 10 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 135 (published)
  • Nay: 10 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses5
For
5
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • City of Houston1 registration
  • Houston Airport System1 registration
  • SpaceX1 registration
  • Texas Association of Business1 registration
  • TexSpace Collective1 registration
Sources

5 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Dec 2, 2024

05/13/2025 E Signed by the Governor

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Daniel AldersRHouse 6 John H. Bucy IIIDHouse 136 Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63 Elizabeth "Liz" CamposDHouse 119 Charles CunninghamRHouse 127 Ryan GuillenRHouse 31 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Ann JohnsonDHouse 134 Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39 Candy NobleRHouse 89 Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144 Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70 Alan SchoolcraftRHouse 44
Sponsors
Adam HinojosaRSenate 27
Cosponsors
Paul BettencourtRSenate 7 César BlancoDSenate 29

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Administration · Committee vote 4 aye, 3 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SCR 12 by Hinojosa, Adam (identical)

Subjects

Resolutions--Legislative Policy

Resolutions--Memorializing Congress

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