SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Finance TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Monday, April 9, 2001 PLACE: E1.036 CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will consider the following bills: SB 615 Harris Relating to the definition of security services for purposes of the application of the sales tax. SB 857 Madla Relating to exempting renewable energy devices from the sales and use tax. SB 896 Shapiro Relating to county and road district highway fund. SB 982 Duncan Relating to establishing uniform minimum ethics requirements for persons involved in the management or investment of state funds. SB 1114 Brown, J. E. "Buster" Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for taxable items used in the performance of a space flight contract. SB 1156 Zaffirini / et al. Relating to the financing of, and eligibility for, the state Medicaid program; making an appropriation. SB 1442 Truan Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the Veterans' Land Board. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SJR 38 Truan Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to use excess assets in certain funds to provide for veterans homes and veterans cemeteries and to issue additional general obligation bonds for veterans' housing assistance. SB 1471 Ogden Relating to the application of the sales tax to certain food served to students at institutions of higher education. SB 1479 Madla Relating to sales tax exemption for certain property used in the repair, remodeling or maintenance of aircraft. SB 1497 Ellis, Rodney Relating to the sourcing of state and local taxation of mobile telecommunications services. HB 1130 Rangel / et al. SP: Barrientos Relating to the exemption of certain educational aides from the payment of tuition and fees at institutions of higher education and to the employment of those aides. HB 1840 Junell SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to authorizing the comptroller to waive penalties and interest relating to the delivery of certain delinquent unclaimed property. Pending Items/Other Business Recess ___________________________________________________________________________