** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Finance TIME & DATE: 11:00 AM or upon adjournment Thursday, April 23, 2009 PLACE: E1.036 (Finance Room) CHAIR: Senator Steve Ogden To consider the following: SB 721 Hegar Relating to a temporary prohibition on increasing the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes following determination of a protest or appeal. SB 756 Eltife Relating to the authority of certain school districts to enter into property tax abatement agreements in connection with realigned or closed military facilities. SB 797 Carona Relating to the circumstances in which the approval of the governing body of a taxing unit is required for refunds of overpayments or erroneous payments of ad valorem taxes. SB 801 Hegar Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land used for wildlife management. SB 846 Averitt | et al. Relating to the exemption of oil and gas royalty interests owned by private institutions of higher education from oil and gas severance taxes. SB 1117 Nichols Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration. SB 1288 West Relating to the floodplain management account. SB 1859 Jackson, Mike Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax of boat slip rental fees charged at certain marinas severely damaged by Hurricane Ike. SB 2212 Lucio Relating to authorizing an emergency services district to impose an ad valorem tax for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements. SB 2301 Williams Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem rollback tax rates of certain taxing units. SJR 39 Averitt Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide and guarantee loans to encourage advanced clean energy projects. SJR 43 Lucio Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the imposition of an additional ad valorem tax for emergency services districts, subject to voter approval, at a rate not to exceed five cents for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements. Pending Business:

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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 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 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 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 2484 Ogden Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the Parks and Wildlife Department. Bills deleted after last posting: SJR 15 ** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **