** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Intergovernmental Relations

TIME & DATE:  1:00PM Or upon adjournment
             Thursday, April 28, 2005

PLACE: Extension Auditorium

CHAIR: Senator Frank Madla

Capitol Extension Auditorium is Room E1.004

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To consider the following:

SB 356            Ellis
Relating to an urban land bank demonstration program in certain
municipalities.

SB 760            Armbrister
Relating to the classification of open-space land into categories
for purposes of appraising the land for ad valorem tax purposes.

SB 828            Janek
Relating to the eligibility of certain property owners to file a
late notice of protest with an appraisal review board.

SB 841            Lindsay
Relating to the creation and authority of the Greater 1960
Improvement District; providing authority to levy an assessment,
impose taxes and issue bonds.

SB 1136            Seliger
Relating to the method of selecting public members to serve on a
county's salary grievance committee.

SB 1296            Deuell
Relating to the regulatory authority of certain counties in certain
unincorporated areas of the counties; providing a penalty.

SB 1440            Hinojosa
Relating to the use of sales tax revenue to pay or secure certain
municipal public securities.

SB 1453            Wentworth
Relating to the recognition of certain officers as separate
collective bargaining units in certain counties that have adopted
The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act.

SB 1458            Wentworth
Relating to the adoption of a uniform commercial building code for
use in the state.

SB 1463            Seliger
Relating to combined municipal sales tax ballot propositions.

SB 1692            Duncan
Relating to storage of wine by the holder of a winery permit.

SB 1820            Armbrister
Relating to the creation of the West Fort Bend Management District;
providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue
bonds.

SB 1821            Fraser
Relating to the creation of the Flatrock Springs Municipal
Management District; granting authority for taxation and the
issuance of bonds.

SB 1836            Barrientos
Relating to the creation of Pflugerville Municipal Management
District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.

SB 1846            Zaffirini
Relating to the powers and duties of the Karnes County Hospital
District.

SB 1856            Deuell
Relating to tax increment financing.

SB 1872            Armbrister
Relating to the addition of road district powers to the Fort Bend County
Municipal Utility District No. 134.

SB 1873            Armbrister
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility
District No. 167; providing authority to impose taxes and issue
bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

SB 1879            Wentworth
Relating to the creation of special districts for improvements in
certain counties, including authority to acquire, construct, and
improve water, wastewater, and drainage improvements; providing
authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

SJR 44            Deuell
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing authorization for a
county to issue bonds or notes to finance the development or
redevelopment of an unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted area
within the county.

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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

SB 1440
SB 1453
SB 1692
SB 1856
SB 1879
SJR 44

BILLS DELETED AFTER LAST POSTING:

HB 352