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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/10/2026 01:35 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 110 (c1) by Arrington Homestead Exemptions Last Action: 3/5/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)	Identical

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  196.041

  Extent of homestead exemptions.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/21/2025	H	• Filed
  10/28/2025	H	• Referred to Ways & Means Committee • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Ways & Means Committee
  12/3/2025	H	• Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
  12/10/2025	H	• Favorable by Ways & Means Committee • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  1/12/2026	H	• Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/14/2026	H	• Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  2/6/2026	H	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  2/10/2026	H	• 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	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar