A total of 23 new bills will become Texas law on Jan. 1, 2022, all of which were passed during the regular session of the 87th Legislature. The majority of the laws revolve around tax requirements or tax-exemption statuses, but the complete list as is follows:
| HB 115 | Author: | Rodriguez | Craddick | Cole | Hinojosa | Goodwin |
| Sponsor: | Seliger | |
| Last Action: | 06/15/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization and used in providing housing and related services to certain homeless individuals. |
| HB 531 | Author: | Walle | Coleman | Morales Shaw | Hernandez |
| Sponsor: | Huffman | |
| Last Action: | 06/18/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain. |
| HB 1197 | Author: | Metcalf | Bell, Cecil | Cook |
| Sponsor: | Campbell | |
| Last Action: | 06/03/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the period for which certain land owned by a religious organization for the purpose of expanding a place of religious worship or constructing a new place of religious worship may be exempted from ad valorem taxation. |
| HB 1445 | Author: | Oliverson | Meyer | Allison | Swanson |
| Sponsor: | Nichols | |
| Last Action: | 04/30/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to medical or dental billing services. |
| HB 1689 | Author: | Oliverson | Metcalf | Button | Murr | Romero, Jr. |
| Sponsor: | Hancock | |
| Last Action: | 05/15/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to credit for reinsurance governed by certain covered agreements and ceded to certain assuming insurers. |
| HB 2237 | Author: | Burrows | Deshotel | Romero, Jr. |
| Sponsor: | Johnson | |
| Last Action: | 06/15/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to mechanic’s, contractor’s, or materialman’s liens. |
| HB 2535 | Author: | Sanford | Burrows | Guillen | Bailes | Spiller |
| Sponsor: | Perry | |
| Last Action: | 06/15/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property that includes certain improvements used for the noncommercial production of food for personal consumption. |
| HB 2730 | Author: | Deshotel | Burns | Geren | King, Ken | Canales |
| Sponsor: | Kolkhorst | |
| Last Action: | 06/16/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents. |
| HB 3131 | Author: | Cole |
| Sponsor: | Hancock | |
| Last Action: | 06/16/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity. |
| HB 3777 | Author: | Noble |
| Sponsor: | Nelson | |
| Last Action: | 06/14/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to eligible costs and expenses for purposes of the franchise tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures. |
| HB 3788 | Author: | Holland |
| Sponsor: | Nelson | |
| Last Action: | 06/04/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the training and education of appraisal review board members. |
| HB 3961 | Author: | Spiller | Frank | Bell, Keith |
| Sponsor: | Perry | |
| Last Action: | 06/15/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to required posting of information regarding the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care facilities’ Internet websites. |
| HB 3971 | Author: | Meyer |
| Sponsor: | West | |
| Last Action: | 06/18/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of residential real property located in a designated historic district. |
| HB 4638 | Author: | Bucy |
| Sponsor: | Schwertner | |
| Last Action: | 06/18/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of certain municipal management districts; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| SB 23 | Author: | Huffman |
| Sponsor: | Oliverson | Harless | |
| Last Action: | 06/01/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies. |
| SB 41 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Sponsor: | Leach | |
| Last Action: | 06/14/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the consolidation and allocation of state civil court costs; increasing certain civil court costs; authorizing fees. |
| SB 43 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Sponsor: | Ortega | Parker | Capriglione | Muñoz, Jr. | Rodriguez | |
| Last Action: | 05/24/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to residential mortgage loans, including the financing of residential real estate purchases by means of a wrap mortgage loan; providing licensing and registration requirements; authorizing an administrative penalty. |
| SB 794 | Author: | Campbell |
| Sponsor: | Meyer | |
| Last Action: | 06/16/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran. |
| SB 855 | Author: | Hughes |
| Sponsor: | Hunter | |
| Last Action: | 06/18/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works. |
| SB 911 | Author: | Hancock |
| Sponsor: | Burrows | Pacheco | |
| Last Action: | 06/04/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of restaurants and third-party food delivery services, including the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage certificates to restaurants. |
| SB 1280 | Author: | Hancock |
| Sponsor: | Anchia | |
| Last Action: | 05/15/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain provisions of The Securities Act for which a person offering or selling a security may be held liable to a person buying the security. |
| SB 1449 | Author: | Bettencourt | Creighton | Hancock | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al. |
| Sponsor: | Murphy | |
| Last Action: | 06/07/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. |
| SB 1524 | Author: | Hughes |
| Sponsor: | Guillen | |
| Last Action: | 06/07/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22 | |
| Caption: | Relating to a sales and use tax refund pilot program for certain persons who employ apprentices. |