BILLS REFERRED TODAY




 2005-07-29


SB 8             Shapiro
Relating to public education and public school finance matters; imposing
criminal penalties.
Education

SB 32             Barrientos/ Armbrister
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 130 in
Williamson, Travis, Caldwell, and Guadalupe Counties as the Pickle
Parkway.
Transportation & Homeland Security

SB 33             Williams
Relating to certain limitations on the ad valorem tax rates of
certain taxing units.
Finance

SB 34             Armbrister
Relating to authorizing the state to operate video lottery at
racetracks, to the operation of video lottery by certain Indian
tribes, and to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission;
providing penalties.
State Affairs

SB 35             Jackson, Mike
Relating to the creation of municipal management districts by
certain small municipalities; providing authority to impose an
assessment or sales and use tax, and to issue bonds.
Intergovernmental Relations

SB 36             Madla
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds or other
obligations to fund capital projects at public institutions of
higher education.
Finance

SJR 8             Barrientos
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the
residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public
school purposes to $30,000 and providing for an adjustment of the
limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for
those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to
reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in school
district ad valorem tax rates.
Finance