Monitoring the Session

HJR 88

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.

Did not pass

Verdict: not graded

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Rep. Erin ZwienerDHouse 45
Caption

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.

Caption from the bill history · Engrossed.

Summary

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Receipt

The receipt

89R-HJR88 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Erin ZwienerDHouse 45 Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

ITEM

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.

WHAT IT DOES

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CHARGES

Not graded

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 22, 2025

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $191,689.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Ways & Means
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  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 Constitutional Amendments Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Adopted
  17. Record vote RV#1899
  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. Reported engrossed
  20. Received from the House
FILED UNDER

Not graded

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 104 yea · 29 nay

Sources

House: Adoption · May 9, 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

Erin Zwiener

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25KTexas Sands PAC$22KSandy Spears$11,545

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 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Texas Sands PAC$22,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$22,000.00

Cash
$22,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,000.00

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 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Sandy Spears$11,545.00
Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$22,000.00

Cash
$22,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,000.00

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 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Votes1

House May 9, 2025

Adoption

Yea
104
Nay
29
Present, not voting
1
Absent
12
Excused
4
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1899

HJR 88 was adopted by (Record 1899): 104 Yeas, 29 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 104 (published)
  • Nay: 29 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 12 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses15
For
14
Against
1
On
0
Names

For

  • County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
  • Dow1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club1 registration
  • Lower Colorado River Authority1 registration
  • National Wildlife Federation1 registration
  • Public Citizen1 registration
  • Self; Environment Texas1 registration
  • Self; Hill country alliance1 registration
  • Self; Texas chapter US Green Building Council1 registration
  • Texas Association of Builders1 registration
  • Texas Farm Bureau1 registration
  • The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops1 registration
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

Against

  • Self1 registration
Sources

15 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 first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 22, 2025

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $191,689.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

FILED BEFORE

88R HJR 25

by Rep. Zwiener, same lead author · Died in committee · same caption and author, text not compared

Introduced text

Last action, May 12, 2023: Referred to Local Government

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/12/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 21, 2026 at 6:37 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Ways & Means · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SJR 60 by Campbell (identical)

Enabling legislation is HB 1256.

Subjects

Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts

Taxation--Property-Exemptions

Water--General