** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     Finance 

TIME & DATE:   10:00 AM, Monday, April 19, 2021 

PLACE:         E1.036 (Finance Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Jane Nelson 

 

 

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the

Senate Finance Committee (SFC) will strictly follow all Senate rules

relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative COVID

test to enter the hearing room.

 

Anyone wishing to provide oral public testimony must register in E1.028 by

noon or upon recess of the Committee hearing, whichever may come first.

Oral testimony is limited to 3 minutes. If providing written testimony,

bring 20 copies, with your name on each copy, to E1.028. All written

testimony will be distributed to the Committee Members after the hearing.

Those registering a position-only may do so at any Senate kiosk by the end

of the hearing.

 

Oral testimony: fill out a paper witness card in E1.028 and submit to SFC

staff.

 

Oral and written testimony: fill out a paper witness card in E1.028 and

submit your witness card and written testimony to SFC staff.

 

Position only: register using the Senate kiosk located in the extension

hallways or by going to http://swrs on public-capitol. Kiosk registration

will open 30 minutes before the hearing begins.

 

Written testimony only: register your position using the Senate kiosk and

then bring 20 copies, with your name on each copy, to E1.028 and submit to

SFC staff.

The afternoon hearing will reconvene after the Senate adjourns when in

session.

To consider the following:

 

SB 296         Perry
Relating to the date by which a seller must provide resale and exemption certificates to the comptroller in connection with a sales and use tax audit.

SB 321         Huffman | et al.
Relating to the state contribution to the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

SB 483         Schwertner
Relating to a biennial report on the investment returns of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 653         Springer
Relating to the payment of franchise taxes by taxable entity that employs or contracts with a professional athlete.

SB 683         Blanco
Relating to defense economic readjustment zones.

SB 1204        Schwertner
Relating to requiring the inclusion of certain recommendations in reports on the actuarial experience of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 1249        Taylor
Relating to temporarily decreasing the rate of the mixed beverage gross receipts tax.

SB 1449        Bettencourt | et al.
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount.

HB 1118        Capriglione             SP: Paxton
Relating to state agency and local government compliance with cybersecurity training requirements.

HB 1658        Murphy                  SP: Nelson
Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide notice of a deficiency determination or jeopardy determination.

 

 

Bills added after last posting:

SB 1449

 

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR PERSONAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE SENATE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR AT 512/463-0070, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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