Bill:  SJR 27 
Legislative Session: 88(R) Senate E&E Draft: 2023S0004-1
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Last Action:02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption Version:Introduced
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Connectivity Fund for the development of broadband and other telecommunications services in all areas of the state and authorizing the appropriation to that fund of a portion of revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services while not increasing the rate of the sales and use taxes.
Author:Perry
Coauthor:Flores | Springer
Subjects:Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
Utilities--Telecommunications (I0828)
TEXAS CONNECTIVITY FUND (S40O4)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is SB 377.
Senate Committee:Business & Commerce
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Co-author authorized      03/21/2023     542
S   Co-author authorized      02/28/2023     265
S   Referred to Business & Commerce      02/15/2023     189
S   Read first time      02/15/2023     189
S   Filed      01/10/2023    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      01/10/2023