---
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).