** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Finance TIME & DATE: 8:30 AM, Monday, April 20, 2009 PLACE: E1.036 (Finance Room) CHAIR: Senator Steve Ogden To consider the following: SB 474 Estes Relating to the comptroller's electronic funds transfer system and the use of electronic paycards. SB 590 Jackson, Mike Relating to a requirement that the board of directors of an appraisal district develop a plan for reappraising property after a natural disaster. SB 645 Hegar Relating to the production and taxation of renewable diesel fuel. SB 696 Ellis Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons. SB 903 Hegar Relating to the designation of a person to act as the agent of a property owner in a property tax matter. SB 1265 Watson Relating to obtaining an exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax for motor vehicles driven by persons who have orthopedic handicaps. SB 1589 Ogden | et al. Relating to the reporting of unclaimed property. SB 1640 Harris Relating to methods and procedures of ad valorem tax valuation of inventory of persons engaged in the business of leasing or renting certain vehicles, machinery, or equipment, and to any collection by those persons of tax escrow payments. SB 1870 Hegar Relating to the regulation of property tax consultants. SB 2149 Patrick, Dan Relating to the reporting of certain inventories for ad valorem tax purposes; providing penalties. SB 2240 Zaffirini Relating to the financing of educational facilities by higher education authorities and the governance of certain higher education authorities. SB 2355 Hinojosa Relating to the creation of the pipeline safety fund.

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SB 2407 Zaffirini | et al. Relating to the provision of services to individuals with mental retardation. SB 2484 Ogden Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the Parks and Wildlife Department. Pending business: SB 20 Williams Relating to ad valorem taxation. SB 227 West, Royce Relating to a fee on certain lottery prizes to fund the TEXAS grant program. SB 505 Ogden Relating to authorizing the designation of an area adjacent to a state highway project as a transportation finance zone and requiring that the revenue from the state sales and use taxes imposed in the zone be used to pay obligations issued in connection with the project. SB 700 Patrick, Dan Relating to ad valorem tax relief. SB 771 Williams Relating to the determination of the value of property for ad valorem tax purposes. SB 966 Ellis Relating to the repeal of state sales tax and franchise tax refunds for certain ad valorem tax payers. SB 1024 Ogden Relating to the due dates for split payment of ad valorem taxes. SB 1202 Deuell Relating to the collection and allocation of local sales and use taxes. SB 2045 Williams Relating to the allocation of certain constitutionally dedicated funds to the Lamar Institute of Technology. SB 2274 Seliger Relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes. SJR 48 Williams Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead; and authorizing the legislature to authorize a single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities that elect to provide for consolidated equalizations. Bills added after last posting: SB 966 ** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **