The legislative session of 2025 officially ended on June 2, 2025, by finishing 140 days of activity on questions which have a direct impact on small companies in Texas.
Throughout the session, NFIB followed more than 200 laws – good, bad and ugly. We have killed many bad bills and successfully adopted most of our priority legislation.
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We have also been very successful Small business day With more than 100 owners and sponsors of small NFIB companies during our event. The president of the Chamber, Dustin Burrows, who is also a member of the NFIB, spoke to our members of the importance of commitment to the Capitol. I appreciate all the involvement of those who attended.
Here are some promising legislative facts of the session:
Secure tax relief of essential stocks
Nfib led the effort to pass HB 9 (Meyer / Bettencourt) to increase the company’s personal property tax (also known as “inventory tax”) from $ 2,500 to $ 125,000! The tax on stocks applies to everything used in your business, including inventory, furniture, machines, supplies, etc. – Whether it’s a profit. We have withdrawn all the stops to get this through the line, including a heavy lobby effort, testimonies of committees and a campaign of media problems.
This proposal will now go to voters for approval on the November bulletin. When approved, this will cause annual tax savings of $ 500 million!
Cut the regulatory red plate
I was proud to be appointed for co -president Abbott, the Small Business Freedom Council. Our mission was to collect comments from small businesses and state agencies and make recommendations to eliminate unnecessary regulatory charges on small businesses. These recommendations resulted in invoices such as:
- SB 14 (Parker / Capriglione) – Establish the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office within the Governor’s Office to identify opportunities for reducing regulatory, administrative and license for small businesses.
- HB 5195 (Capriglione / Alvarado) – Modernize state agency systems, including improving online access to services and reducing paperwork requirements.
- HB 11 (Phelan / Middleton) – widens the reciprocity of professional licenses to facilitate workers outside the State to transfer their skills to Texas.
Approach the increase in the cost of health insurance
Small businesses constantly classify the “cost of health insurance” as one of the main problems affecting their businesses. In response to this, Nfib helped pass the following:
- HB 138 (Dean / Bettencourt) – Creates transparency by establishing a process to estimate how proposed legislation will affect the cost of private health coverage.
Establish a cybersecurity port
Small businesses are increasingly victims of cyber attacks. NFIB led the effort to adopt a bill on the port of cybersecurity:
- SB 2610 (Blanco / Capriglione) protects small businesses from certain legal damage in data violation proceedings, if the company has implemented a cybersecurity program.
There is still work to do.
Unfortunately, legislation has not reached the finish line. NFIB supported the legislation concerning the scanning costs of credit cards and the prevention of prosecution abuse which increases the cost of insurance. We know that these are two crucial challenges facing small businesses. Although these efforts have not succeeded, we are impatient to continue the next combat session.
- SB 2056 (Hancock / Patterson) would have provided transparency and competition on the credit card market. This would have resulted in healthy competition which would naturally add up the rapid increase in the scanning rates of credit cards.
- SB 30 (Schwertner / Bonnen) would have addressed the problem of “nuclear verdicts” by preventing the lawyers for complainants from presenting too inflamed medical damages in court. This would prevent minor accidents of bend of wings from making massive judgments before the courts. Unfortunately, the environment of the trial in Texas is in bankruptcy of companies, hinders the creation of jobs and threatens the economic well-being of the state.
Continue the fight for small businesses
While the legislative session of 2025 ends, NFIB Texas celebrates our common victories: ensuring tax relief, reducing regulatory obstacles, blocking costly mandates and raising the voice of main street companies. When small businesses speak, Texas legislators listen to.
A sincere thanks to each member of the NFIB who contacted the legislators, testified during the hearings of the committee or met elected officials. Your active involvement, supported by the force of more than 20,000 owners of small companies in Texas, stimulates our plea in the Capitol.
Jeff Bardett
Director of the State of Texas, NFIB