** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Finance

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM Or upon adjournment
             Thursday, August 4, 2005

PLACE: E1.036

CHAIR: Senator Steve Ogden

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To consider the following:


SJR 4            Janek
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
authorize the governing body of a political subdivision to
establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by the political
subdivision a lower limit on the maximum average annual percentage
increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads in the
political subdivision.

SJR 7            Wentworth
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the
residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public
school purposes to $22,500 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.

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.

SJR 9            Ogden
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a uniform
statewide property tax for public education, abolishing school
district property taxes for maintenance purposes, and authorizing a
limited school district property tax for educational enrichment if
approved by the voters of the district.

SJR 10            Ogden
Proposing a constitutional amendment to Section 24, Article VIII,
Texas Constitution, clarifying that a tax imposed on a business
entity other than a sole proprietorship is not a personal income
tax.

SJR 11            Ogden
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a maximum tax
rate of $1.25 per $100 of taxable value for school district ad
valorem taxes for maintenance purposes and providing that an ad
valorem tax imposed by a school district is not a state ad valorem
tax.

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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

SJR 10
SJR 11