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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to ad valorem taxation; creating a criminal offense."
+description: "Relating to ad valorem taxation; creating a criminal offense."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 988"
+citation: "Texas HB 988 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["BOATS & BOATING (S3125)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "Courts--District (I0120)", "Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "MEDIATION", "DISPUTE RESOLUTION", "& ARBITRATION (S8683)", "Taxation--Property-Appeal of Tax Decisions (I0796)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Button", "Hancock", "Lucio III", "Rodriguez", "Shine"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 59
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-01-06"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03ade59f-4e65-47d6-95a5-3c7aa5c7b478"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00900_HB00999/HB 988.xml"
+source_hash: "3907d868ce2399262cf26214fdfd39e8cacfcc8dc62ad846da28085cd770a111"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 988 (87) — Relating to ad valorem taxation; creating a criminal offense.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00988I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00988E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00988H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00988S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00988F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **146–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Button — primary (person)
+- Hancock — primary (person)
+- Lucio III — primary (person)
+- Rodriguez — primary (person)
+- Shine — primary (person)
+- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
+- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
+- Darby — cosponsor (person)
+- Dean — cosponsor (person)
+- Geren — cosponsor (person)
+- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
+- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
+- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
+- Raney — cosponsor (person)
+- Zwiener — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-06** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-01** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-08** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-08** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-08** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-31** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-03-31** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-08** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-09** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-09** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-23** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-26** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-26** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Record vote
+- **2021-04-27** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-27** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-03** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-17** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-17** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-25** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** See remarks for effective date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03ade59f-4e65-47d6-95a5-3c7aa5c7b478`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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