SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Finance 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Thursday, May 20, 2021 

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

The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) follows 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 at the 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 the registration table outside the hearing room, E1.036. 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 at the registration table outside the hearing room, E1.036 and submit to SFC staff.

· Oral and written testimony: fill out a paper witness card at the registration table outside the hearing room, E1.036 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 the registration table outside the hearing room, E1.036 and submit to SFC staff.

The afternoon hearing will reconvene after the Senate adjourns when in session.

To consider the following:

HB 2           Bonnen                  SP: Nelson
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

HB 2696        Morrison | et al.        SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to eligibility for a loan under the disaster recovery loan program.

HB 1256        Ashby | et al.           SP: Huffman
Relating to the allocation of certain revenue from mixed beverage gross receipts and sales taxes.

HB 3907        Goldman | et al.         SP: Lucio
Relating to a franchise or insurance tax credit for certain housing developments.

HB 2896        Bonnen                  SP: Nelson
Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

HB 3375        Davis                   SP: Johnson
Relating to certain benefits payable by the public retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities.

HB 3610        Gervin-Hawkins | et al.  SP: Springer
Relating to the applicability of certain laws to certain public schools and certain requirements of a charter school that receives certain tax exemptions.

HB 3702        Paddie | et al.          SP: Springer
Relating to prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a tax on certain transactions that either convey a security or involve specified derivative contracts.

HB 3898        Anchia                  SP: Huffman
Relating to the funding of public retirement systems.

HB 3973        Walle | et al.           SP: Nichols
Relating to the composition and use of money in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.

HB 4068        Parker                  SP: West
Relating to the eligibility of certain public retirement systems for police and fire fighters to participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

HB 4368        Rodriguez | et al.       SP: Buckingham
Relating to participation in, contributions to, and the benefits and administration of retirement systems for police officers in certain municipalities.

HJR 140        Paddie | et al.          SP: Springer
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a tax on certain transactions that either convey a security or involve specified derivative contracts.

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