HB 131
Totally Disabled Veterans Skip Sales Tax On First $25,000
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for taxable items purchased by a totally disabled veteran.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
100 percent disabled veterans show the comptroller’s form, pay no state sales tax. Starts October 1, 2027.
The bill exempts purchases by 100 percent disabled veterans from Texas state sales and use tax, up to the first $25,000 of taxable items each calendar year. It touches veterans with a 100 percent disability rating, people who buy on their behalf, retailers who must accept a certificate, and the comptroller, who must create the certificate form. Starting October 1, 2027, a qualifying veteran who fills out and presents the comptroller's form at checkout pays no state sales tax on those purchases until the yearly cap is reached.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB131 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for taxable items purchased by a totally disabled veteran.
WHAT IT DOES
100 percent disabled veterans show the comptroller’s form, pay no state sales tax. Starts October 1, 2027.
The bill exempts purchases by 100 percent disabled veterans from Texas state sales and use tax, up to the first $25,000 of taxable items each calendar year. It touches veterans with a 100 percent disability rating, people who buy on their behalf, retailers who must accept a certificate, and the comptroller, who must create the certificate form. Starting October 1, 2027, a qualifying veteran who fills out and presents the comptroller's form at checkout pays no state sales tax on those purchases until the yearly cap is reached.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 · Jul 17, 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.
PG Rental & Leasing Financial LLC$70,000.00
PG Rental & Leasing Financial LLC
$70,000.00
- Cash
- $70,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $70,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 30, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100968808, 101007425, 101036903, 101073060.
Wyatt Ranches of Texas LLC$60,000.00
Wyatt Ranches of Texas LLC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 12, 2024 to Jul 9, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jul 9, 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: 100968808, 101070449.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
PG Rental & Leasing Financial LLC
$70,000.00
- Cash
- $70,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $70,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 30, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100968808, 101007425, 101036903, 101073060.
Wyatt Ranches of Texas LLC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 12, 2024 to Jul 9, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jul 9, 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: 100968808, 101070449.
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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Disabilities, Persons with
Military & Veterans
Taxation--Sales
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Text
The text as introduced · 314 words
90R911 SRA-D By: Raymond H.B. No. 131 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for taxable items purchased by a totally disabled veteran. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 151.3272 to read as follows: Sec. 151.3272. TAXABLE ITEMS PURCHASED BY TOTALLY DISABLED VETERAN. (a) In this section: (1) "Disability rating" and "disabled veteran" have the meanings assigned by Section 11.22. (2) "Qualified disabled veteran" means a disabled veteran with a disability rating of 100 percent. (b) Subject to Subsection (d), the sale or storage, use, or other consumption of a taxable item purchased by a qualified disabled veteran or a person authorized to make purchases on behalf of a qualified disabled veteran is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if the qualified disabled veteran or authorized person completes, signs, and presents at the time of purchase the exemption certificate form described by Subsection (c). (c) The comptroller shall develop an exemption certificate form that a qualified disabled veteran or authorized person must complete and use to claim the exemption provided by Subsection (b). The comptroller shall make the form available on the comptroller's Internet website. (d) The exemption provided by Subsection (b) applies only to the first $25,000 of taxable items purchased in a calendar year by a qualified disabled veteran or authorized person. 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 October 1, 2027.