BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 410 By: Montford (Junell) 04-26-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND The 73rd Legislature passed bills calling for payment deferrals provided extra flexibility regarding funding obligations to certain areas such a public and higher education,, health and human services, and criminal justice. These areas would have been cut without the additional funding provided by the payment deferrals PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 410 will delay the transfer of the highway fund portion of motor fuel taxes collected in June, July, and August, 1997 that are allocable to the highway fund, until as soon as practicable after September 5, 1997 and no later than September 10, 1997. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS Section 1. ALLOCATIONS TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND. (a) Directs the comptroller to allocate and deposit to the credit of the state highway fund certain portions of motor fuel taxes collected in June, July, and August, 1997 to the state highway fund as soon as practicable after September 5, 1997 and no later than September 10, 1997. This redirection would expire October 1, 1997. Section 2. Repeals Section 153.5015 of the Tax Code. Section 3. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION The bill was taken up and considered in a public hearing on April 26, 1995. There were no amendments to the bill. The motion to report the bill favorably to the Committee on Calendars carried favorably by a vote of 19 ayes, 0 nays, 0 PNV and 8 absent.