SRC-JJJ S.B. 1119 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1119
76R7094 JD-DBy: Armbrister
Intergovernmental Relations
4/12/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, there are certain newspapers and publications that are
authorized by the commissioners court for publishing ads regarding tax and
financial information.  S.B.  would establish conditions regarding the
publication of certain tax and financial information required prior to the
adoption of an ad valorem tax rate by a taxing unit. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1119 establishes conditions regarding the publication of
certain tax and financial information required prior to the adoption of an
ad valorem tax rate by a taxing unit. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 26.04, Tax Code, by adding Subsection (k), to
establish that an assessor-collector has exclusive authority to determine
for the taxing unit in which newspaper notice is published, if the
designated officer is the assessor-collector for a county. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: January 1, 2000. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.