Bill:  HB 2 
Legislative Session: 80(R) Council Document: 80R 4254 JRD-D
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Last Action:06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to making appropriations to the Texas Education Agency for the purpose of school district property tax rate reductions and providing for the transfer of general revenue into the property tax relief fund.
Author:Chisum | Hartnett | Branch
Sponsor:Ogden
Subjects:Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)
State Finances--Budget (I0747)
Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous (I0797)
Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM (S0541)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
Companion:SB 2 by Ogden, Identical
House Committee:Appropriations
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=18   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=10   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      02/01/2007    
 Read first time      02/05/2007     302
 Referred to Appropriations      02/05/2007     302
 Posting rule suspended      02/12/2007     396
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .       02/14/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      02/14/2007    
 Testimony taken in committee      02/14/2007    
 Left pending in committee      02/14/2007    
 Scheduled for formal meeting on . . . .      02/15/2007    
 Considered in formal meeting      02/15/2007    
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      02/15/2007    
 Vote reconsidered in committee      02/15/2007    
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      02/15/2007    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      02/15/2007     504
 Committee report printed and distributed      02/15/2007   03:45 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      02/15/2007    
 Considered in Calendars      02/15/2007    
 Placed on Emergency Calendar      02/19/2007    
 Read 2nd time      02/19/2007     479
 Point of order overruled   Rule 4, Section 32(c)   02/19/2007     481
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      02/19/2007     479
 Amendment tabled   1-Leibowitz   02/19/2007     481
 Record vote   RV#56   02/19/2007     481
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      02/19/2007     482
 Amendment tabled   2-Herrero   02/19/2007     482
 Record vote   RV#57   02/19/2007     482
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal       02/19/2007     483
 Amendment tabled   3-Castro   02/19/2007     483
 Record vote   RV#58   02/19/2007     484
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      02/19/2007     484
 Amendment tabled   4-Coleman   02/19/2007     485
 Record vote   RV#59   02/19/2007     485
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      02/19/2007     486
 Passed to engrossment       02/19/2007     486
 Record vote   RV#60   02/19/2007     486
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      02/19/2007     487
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      02/20/2007     487
 Read 3rd time      02/20/2007     523
 Amendment tabled   1-Hochberg and Coleman   02/20/2007     523
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      02/20/2007     524
 Record vote   RV#64   02/20/2007     526
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      02/20/2007     526
 Passed      02/20/2007     528
 Record vote   RV#65   02/20/2007     528
 Subject to Art.III Sec.49a Tx. Constitution       02/20/2007     528
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal       02/20/2007     528
 Reported engrossed       02/21/2007   07:42 AM  574
 Received from the House      02/21/2007     251
 Read first time      02/21/2007     289
 Referred to Finance      02/21/2007     289
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/17/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      05/17/2007    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/17/2007    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/18/2007     2390
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/18/2007   01:02 PM 
 Placed on intent calendar      05/22/2007    
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/22/2007     2752
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2007     2752
 Read 2nd time       05/22/2007     2752
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Williams   05/22/2007     2752
 Motion to table fails       05/22/2007     2753
 Record vote       05/22/2007     2753
 Amended   FA1 Williams   05/22/2007     2753
 Record vote       05/22/2007     2753
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Williams   05/22/2007     2753
 Amendment withdrawn       05/22/2007     2754
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended       05/22/2007     2754
 Record vote       05/22/2007     2754
 Three day rule suspended       05/22/2007     2754
 Record vote       05/22/2007     2754
 Read 3rd time       05/22/2007     2754
 Passed       05/22/2007     2754
 Record vote       05/22/2007     2754
 Senate passage as amended reported       05/22/2007     5150
 Senate Amendments printed and distributed       05/23/2007   01:02 AM 
 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed       05/22/2007   11:45 PM 
 Motion to concur in Senate amendment(s)       05/24/2007     5731
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal       05/24/2007     5731
 Motion withdrawn       05/24/2007     5735
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/24/2007     5755
 Point of order overruled       05/24/2007     5756
 Motion to concur in Senate amendment(s)       05/24/2007     5755
 Motion to refuse to concur in Senate amdts.       05/24/2007     5756
 Motion to table prevails       05/24/2007     5756
 Record vote   RV#1727   05/24/2007     5756
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)       05/24/2007     5757
 Record vote   RV#1728   05/24/2007     5757
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal       05/24/2007     5758
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)       05/24/2007     5757
 Reported enrolled       05/25/2007   08:05 AM  6651
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported       05/25/2007     4054
 Signed in the House       05/25/2007     6448
 Signed in Senate-Art III Sec 49a Tx. Const.       05/27/2007     5192
 Sent to the Comptroller       05/29/2007     7404
 Sent to the Governor      06/05/2007     7404
 Signed by the Governor      06/15/2007     7404
 Effective on 9/1/07      06/15/2007