SENATE
                         COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT


COMMITTEE: Finance

TIME & DATE:  9:30AM, Monday, February 17, 1997

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SCR 3            Patterson, Jerry
Granting Dr. Helen Li permission to sue the state and The
University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
REPORTED FAVORABLY

SJR 20            Brown
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the creation of a
judicial compensation commission.
REPORTED FAVORABLY

SJR 22            Harris
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for transferring
the school tax freeze on the homestead of an elderly person to a
new homestead in certain circumstances.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL CALENDAR

SB 95            Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the immediate qualification for an ad valorem tax
exemption for a church or other nonprofit organization.
TESTIMONY TAKEN

SB 310            Brown / et al.
Relating to certain judicial salaries.
TESTIMONY TAKEN

SB 328            Brown / et al.
Relating to the creation of a judicial compensation commission.
REPORTED FAVORABLY AS AMENDED

SB 344            Harris
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain
property acquired for use for a school.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL CALENDAR

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