** 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:

 
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 **