HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Ways & Means

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Wednesday, April 21, 1999

PLACE: E2.014

CHAIR: Rep. Rene Oliveira

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HB 175            Chavez
Relating to the expansion of the sales tax exemptions for film and
video producers and music producers.

HB 2543            McCall
Relating to settlement of a claim for a tax penalty or interest on
a tax.

HB 1519            Junell
Relating to the disposition of revenue from the motor vehicle sales
tax by certain counties.

HB 1801            Eiland
Relating to the use tax on items acquired outside Texas for use in
Texas or for attachment to other property for use in Texas.

HB 2233            Alexander
Relating to exempting items used exclusively for wildlife
management from the sales tax.

HB 2334            Solis, Juan
Relating to vacating a judgment in a delinquent tax suit.

HB 2380            Burnam
Relating to the authority of the assessor-collector of certain
counties to deposit tax revenues with the Texas Treasury
Safekeeping Trust Company.

HB 2583            Eiland
Relating to the taxation of windstorm protection devices.

HB 2778            Pitts
Relating to the allocation of a portion of the revenue from the
hotel occupancy tax for use in international marketing activities.

HB 2837            Turner, Sylvester
Relating to requiring the comptroller of public accounts to post
reports on the Internet.

HB 2858            Siebert
Relating to the authority of certain taxing entities to repeal the
local sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services.

HB 2882            Chavez
Relating to the distribution of certain proceeds from the sales tax
to the criminal justice planning fund for gang prevention.

HB 2946            Walker
Relating to the appraisal and ad valorem taxation of heavy
equipment.

HB 3357            Staples
Relating to action by a court in an appeal.

HB 3610            Burnam
Relating to the imposition of a tax on emissions and to the use of
the tax revenue to reduce the gas production tax and school
property taxes; providing penalties.

HB 3794            Zbranek
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county
hotel occupancy tax throughout the county.

HB 982            Williams
Relating to the publication of ad valorem tax rates for small
taxing units.

HB 3358            Staples
Relating to amending a petition for judicial review of certain ad
valorem tax determinations.

HB 3387            Hilderbran
Relating to written authorizations for a person who submits a
document on behalf of a taxpayer.

HB 3421            Davis, Yvonne
Relating to the appraisal of certain motor vehicles for ad valorem
tax purposes.

HB 3422            Davis, Yvonne
Relating to the sharing of revenue among a municipality and other
municipalities that jointly operate an airport in the territory of
the municipality.

HB 587            West, George "Buddy"
Relating to exempting motor vehicles bought solely for the purpose
of customization for resale from the motor vehicle sales tax.

HB 1116            Solis, Jim
Relating to the purposes for which certain municipalities may use
revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax.

HB 2730            Oliveira
Relating to the authorization of certain franchise tax incentives
promoting economic development.

HB 3030            Janek
Relating to the selection of an attorney to represent certain
taxing units in enforcing the collection of delinquent ad valorem
taxes.

HB 3064            Hinojosa
Relating to the requirement that the governing body of a taxing
unit that imposes ad valorem taxes provide property owners with
certain information before the governing body adopts a new tax
rate.

HB 3506            Solis, Jim
Relating to the written notice of the appraised value of property
for ad valorem tax purposes delivered by a chief appraiser to the
property owner.

HB 3608            Burnam
Relating to the imposition of a tax on the purchase of coal in this
state by a public utility; providing penalties.

HB 983            Williams
Relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal
district.

HB 1591            Lewis, Glenn
Relating to late applications for certain ad valorem tax
exemptions.

HB 1934            Lewis, Glenn
Relating to tax increment financing.

HB 2001            Green
Relating to the ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a
municipality.

HB 2140            Williams / et al.
Relating to the tax on motor vehicles purchased or leased outside
this state and brought into this state by new residents.

HB 2269            Hamric / et al.
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property
owned by certain charitable organizations performing certain
functions.

HB 2330            Mowery
Relating to the governance of appraisal districts by the elected
county tax assessor-collector and to related changes to the
administration of appraisal districts and appraisal review boards.

HB 2413            Hilbert
Relating to exempting certain machinery and equipment used for
certain telecommunications services from the sales and use tax.

HB 2577            Hamric
Relating to the payment of certain professional fees and taxes by
persons holding more than one professional license.

HB 3246            Allen
Relating to appraisal of heavy equipment for ad valorem tax
purposes.

HB 3308            Thompson
Relating to the payment of certain costs incurred in connection
with a suit to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes.

HB 3405            Williams
Relating to authorizing the tax collector for a taxing unit in
connection with the seizure of property under an ad valorem tax
warrant to collect delinquent state taxes, penalties, and interest.

HJR 8            Green
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the ad valorem
taxation of property owned by a  municipality in certain
circumstances.

HJR 72            Hamric / et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the exemption from
ad valorem taxation of certain leased motor vehicles not held
primarily for the production of income.

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