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Texas / State / 89th Legislature, 2025 Regular Session

HB 2508 Total homestead exemption for the surviving spouse of a veteran who died of a presumptive condition

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Expands benefits Created a total homestead exemption for the surviving spouse of a veteran who died of a presumptive condition, regardless of the rating at death.

Added Tax Code section 11.136. The voters approved the enabling constitutional amendment as Proposition 7 on November 4, 2025 and the exemption runs from the 2026 tax year. The rating at death does not matter and neither does when the veteran died, so a spouse turned away under the older sections should be sent back.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Filed in the House
  2. In committee Done, House Ways and Means, then Senate Local Government
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Takes effect January 1, 2026 only if HJR 133 is approved by the voters
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • TurnerSponsor, House
  • ButtonSponsor, House
  • CookSponsor, House
  • CortezSponsor, House
  • Linda GarciaSponsor, House
  • HughesSponsor, Senate
  • BhojaniCo-sponsor, House
  • Morales ShawCo-sponsor, House
  • PlesaCo-sponsor, House
  • AlvaradoCo-sponsor, Senate
  • BlancoCo-sponsor, Senate
  • CampbellCo-sponsor, Senate
  • EckhardtCo-sponsor, Senate
  • GutierrezCo-sponsor, Senate
  • HagenbuchCo-sponsor, Senate
  • HancockCo-sponsor, Senate
  • Adam HinojosaCo-sponsor, Senate
  • Juan "Chuy" HinojosaCo-sponsor, Senate
  • KolkhorstCo-sponsor, Senate
  • ParkerCo-sponsor, Senate
  • PerryCo-sponsor, Senate
  • SchwertnerCo-sponsor, Senate
  • SparksCo-sponsor, Senate

What it touches

  • Tex. Tax Code § 11.136

Catalog entry

Official record

Read HB 2508 on the jurisdiction's own record