** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Finance TIME & DATE: 9:30 AM, Thursday, April 09, 2009 PLACE: E1.036 (Finance Room) CHAIR: Senator Steve Ogden To consider the following: SB 19 Patrick, Dan | et al. Relating to the computation of the franchise tax. SB 227 West, Royce Relating to a fee on certain lottery prizes to fund the TEXAS grant program. SB 471 Carona Relating to claims for excess proceeds of a tax sale of real property. SB 483 Seliger | et al. Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester in geological formations carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere. SB 953 Shapleigh Relating to contracting issues of state agencies. SB 1024 Ogden Relating to the due dates for split payment of ad valorem taxes. SB 1221 Shapiro Relating to the exclusion of certain commercial lease revenue in determining a taxable entity's total revenue for purposes of the revised franchise tax. SB 1359 Seliger Relating to forfeiture of remedy for nonpayment of ad valorem taxes. SB 2064 West Relating to the issuance of state and local government securities, including the powers and duties of the Bond Review Board and the issuance of private activity bonds. SB 2084 Ogden Relating to changing the eligibility for a tuition and fees exemption under the TEXAS grant program to accommodate the amount of funding available. SB 2274 Seliger Relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes. Pending Business:

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SB 254 Estes Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes. SB 402 Eltife Relating to the authority of the voters of a municipality or a county to adopt a one-quarter cent sales and use tax in the municipality or county to provide property tax relief. SB 469 Carona | et al. Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating. SB 475 Wentworth | et al. Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain organizations engaged primarily in performing charitable functions. SB 629 West, Royce Relating to the statutory limitation imposed on the University of North Texas System to issue revenue bonds to fund facilities at the University of North Texas Dallas Campus. SB 873 Harris | et al. Relating to a requirement that certain appraisal districts provide for electronic filing of and electronic communications regarding a protest of appraised value by the owner of a residence homestead. SB 947 Duncan Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain tangible personal property stored temporarily at a location in this state. SB 1591 Ogden Relating to the length of time certain property acquired by a charitable organization to provide low-income housing may be exempted from ad valorem taxation. Bills added after last posting: SB 947 ** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **