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SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Finance-S/C on Fiscal Matters 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Thursday, May 16, 2013 

PLACE:        E1.036 (Finance Room) 
CHAIR:        Senator Glenn Hegar 

 

 

Those wishing to give public testimony, please limit prepared remarks to 3 minutes.  If submitting written testimony, please submit 20 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Committee during the hearing.

 

To consider the following:

 

HB 97         Perry | et al.          SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization and to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of a person who is disabled to receive a limitation on school district ad valorem taxes on the person's residence homestead.

HB 500        Hilderbran | et al.     SP: Hegar
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax, including certain exclusions from the tax.

HB 546        Strama                  SP: Watson
Relating to the creation of renewable energy reinvestment zones and the abatement of ad valorem taxes on property of a renewable energy company located in such a zone.

HB 709        Isaac                   SP: Deuell
Relating to ad valorem tax payments and refunds.

HB 1511       Larson                  SP: Eltife
Relating to the rates of sales and use taxes imposed by municipalities; authorizing an increase or decrease in the rate of those taxes.

HB 1712       Lozano | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem and sales and use taxes for property used in connection with an offshore spill response containment system.

HB 2972       King, Ken               SP: Patrick
Relating to exempting premiums for certain insurance covering stored or in-transit baled cotton from surplus lines insurance premium taxes.

HB 3438       Otto | et al.           SP: Lucio
Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

HB 3439       Otto | et al.           SP: Lucio
Relating to the representation of a property owner by an agent in a property tax matter.

HJR 24        Perry | et al.          SP: Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization.