Bill:  SJR 1 
Legislative Session: 78(4)
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Last Action:05/14/2004 S Meeting cancelled
Caption Version:Introduced
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide financial support for public education by creating the Texas education fund, imposing a state property tax, increasing the state general sales and use tax rate, expanding the general sales and use tax base to include certain services, increasing the state motor vehicle sales and use tax rate, abolishing the school district property tax for maintenance and operations purposes, dedicating the proceeds of any state lottery to public education, authorizing a school district property tax for the purpose of educational enrichment, and repealing the restriction on the legislature's authority to limit annual increases in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:Shapiro
Subjects:Education--Junior College Districts (I0225)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798)
Taxation--Sales (I0800)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
TEXAS EDUCATION FUND (S0620)
Senate Committee:Committee of the Whole Senate
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Meeting cancelled      05/14/2004    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/14/2004    
 No action taken in committee      05/13/2004    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/13/2004    
 No action taken in committee      05/12/2004    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/12/2004    
 No action taken in committee      05/11/2004    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/11/2004    
 No action taken in committee      05/10/2004    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/10/2004    
 Referred to Committee of the Whole      05/06/2004     58
 Read first time      05/06/2004     58
 Filed      05/04/2004    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      05/04/2004