CS/HB 227: Eligibility of Leasehold Interests for Homestead Exemptions
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Maney
Eligibility of Leasehold Interests for Homestead Exemptions; Revises circumstances under which persons may be deemed to have legal or beneficial & equitable title to certain property for homestead exemption purposes.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/11/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/11/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/21/2025 House • Filed
10/28/2025 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Ways & Means Committee
12/3/2025 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
12/10/2025 House • Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
• Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/12/2026 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2026 House • Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/6/2026 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/10/2026 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/11/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
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CS/HB 227, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2026 at 1:35 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 110 (c1) Homestead Exemptions Arrington Identical Last Action: 2/17/2026 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 --If Received 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 196.041 Extent of homestead exemptions. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 227, Original Filed Version Posted 10/21/2025 at 9:03 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Ways & Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 12/10/2025 (pdf)
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 110 (c1) Homestead Exemptions Arrington Similar Last Action: 2/17/2026 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 --If Received
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 185837 - Amendment
Remove lines 24-25 and insert:Maney 2/9/2026
12:23 PMAdopted
2/10/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 196.041 Extent of homestead exemptions. Page 1 (pdf)