MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY TAX
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
1:30 PM or upon adjournment
Betty King Committee Room
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Property Tax was held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in the Betty King Committee Room at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: |
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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Senator Paul Bettencourt, Chair |
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Senator Juan Hinojosa |
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Senator Angela Paxton, Vice Chair |
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Senator Brandon Creighton |
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Senator Kelly Hancock |
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The chair called the meeting to order at 4:03 PM. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out SB 1086 and SJR 46 and recognized the author, Senator Seliger, to explain the bills and resolution.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Bettencourt moved that SB 1086 and SJR 46 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 440 and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.
Senator Paxton assumed the chair.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Paxton moved that HB 440 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Paxton moved that the committee stand at ease until 4:40; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 477 and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Bettencourt, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Paxton moved that HB 477 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Bettencourt resumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 1830 and recognized the author, Senator Alvarado, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Bettencourt moved that SB 1830 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out as a matter of pending business SB 1943.
Senator Paxton sent up a committee substitute.
Senator Bettencourt moved that SB 1943 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 2362 and SJR 73 and recognized the author, Senator West, to explain the bill and resolution.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Bettencourt moved that SB 2362 and SJR 73 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 2345 and SJR 74 and recognized the author, Senator Creighton, to explain the bill and resolution.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Bettencourt moved that SB 2345 and SJR 73 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 5:21 PM Senator Hancock moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Paul Bettencourt, Chair
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Benjamin Barkley, Clerk