SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Finance

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Tuesday, May 8, 2001

PLACE: E1.036

CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis

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The Finance Committee will consider the following bills:


HB 1200            Brimer / et al.          SP: Harris
Relating to the enactment of the Texas Economic Development Act,
authorizing certain ad valorem tax incentives for economic
development, including authorizing school districts to provide tax
relief for certain corporations and limited liability companies
that make large investments that create jobs in this state, to
authorizing the imposition of certain impact fees, and to
continuing the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

SB 1801            Ogden
Relating to the amount of tuition that a public institution of
higher education must set aside for Texas Public Education Grants.

HB 2604            McReynolds / et al.      SP: Duncan
Relating to assistance to certain volunteer fire departments and to
the imposition of an assessment on certain insurers to finance that
assistance.

HB 3097            Counts                   SP: Truan
Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the
Veterans' Land Board.

HJR 82            Counts                   SP: Truan
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land
Board to issue additional general obligation bonds and to use
certain assets in certain funds to provide for veterans cemeteries.

SCR 39            Van de Putte
Allowing Carmen R. Melenyzer to sue the State of Texas and John Cornyn,
Attorney General of the State of Texas.

SCR 42            Whitmire
Granting Gibson Recycling, Inc. permission to sue the State of Texas
and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

SCR 48            Bivins
Granting Cyral and Patricia Farley permission to sue the state and
the General Land Office.

SB 1838            Duncan
Relating to certain long-term care facilities.

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