** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     Local Government 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Friday, May 21, 2021 

PLACE:         E1.028 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Paul Bettencourt 

 

 

To consider the following:

 

HB 72          Reynolds | et al.        SP: Miles
Relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.

HB 746         Bernal                  SP: Campbell
Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes imposed on residence homesteads in certain counties.

HB 792         Burns | et al.           SP: Birdwell
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use an alternate work schedule for police dispatchers.

HB 1090        Bailes | et al.          SP: Nichols
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of real property that was erroneously omitted from an appraisal roll in a previous year.

If you plan to provide ORAL TESTIMONY, you will fill out a witness registration card only. These cards will be available at the table in front of the hearing room on the hearing day.

 

HB 1154        Jetton | et al.          SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to a requirement that certain political subdivisions cause certain financial and operating information to be posted on an Internet website.

HB 1475        Cyrier                  SP: Buckingham
Relating to municipal board of adjustment zoning variances based on unnecessary hardship.

HB 1476        Bell, Keith | et al.     SP: Nichols
Relating to a vendor's remedies for nonpayment of a contract with this state or a political subdivision of this state.

HB 1861        Cortez                  SP: Menéndez
Relating to the requirements for interlocal contracts.

HB 1929        Wilson                  SP: Buckingham
Relating to the breach of development agreement contracts governing land in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.

HB 1931        Walle | et al.           SP: Bettencourt
Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide multifamily housing.

HB 2235        Wilson                  SP: Schwertner
Relating to the creation of the 7S Ranch Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 2242        Patterson | et al.       SP: Creighton
Relating to illness or injury leave of absence for county and municipal firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services personnel.

HB 2428        Murr                    SP: Perry
Relating to the calculation of net to land in the appraisal of open-space land for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 2947        Cyrier                  SP: Hall
Relating to county subdivision platting requirements for recreational vehicle communities.

HB 3140        Bell, Cecil | et al.     SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 5; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 3340        Swanson                 SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the appeal of certain orders regarding dangerous dogs.

HB 3436        Bell, Cecil             SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 3629        Bonnen | et al.          SP: Taylor
Relating to the date a deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly or disabled person or disabled veteran expires.

HB 3690        Shine                   SP: Buckingham
Relating to the staggering of terms of aldermen on the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality.

HB 3717        Burns                   SP: Lucio
Relating to the sale of a water or sewer utility system by a municipality without an election.

HB 4025        Rodriguez               SP: Zaffirini
Relating to applicability of civil service status to emergency medical services personnel in certain municipalities.

HB 4429        King, Tracy O.           SP: Zaffirini
Relating to notice of water and wastewater requirements for the foreclosure sale of residential properties by certain political subdivisions.

HB 4583        Stephenson              SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 232; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

HB 4588        Jetton                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 251; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4589        Sanford                 SP: Springer
Relating to the creation of the LC Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

HB 4590        Sanford                 SP: Springer
Relating to the creation of the TRR 243 Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4591        Sanford                 SP: Springer
Relating to the creation of the Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4604        Dutton                  SP: Whitmire
Relating to the authority of the Barrett Management District to impose an assessment.

HB 4615        Gates                   SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 249; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4616        Gates                   SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 246; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4619        Stucky                  SP: Springer
Relating to the creation of the Earthland Farms Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 4623        Leman                   SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4627        Sanford                 SP: Springer
Relating to the creation of the Uptown Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4628        King, Phil              SP: Powell
Relating to the creation of the Veale Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 4630        King, Phil              SP: Springer
Relating to the creation of the Parker County Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 4642        Stephenson              SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 253; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4645        Cyrier                  SP: Eckhardt
Relating to the creation of the Wildwood Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4647        Rodriguez               SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of the Mustang Ridge Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4649        Metcalf                 SP: Creighton
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 198; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4658        Bailes                  SP: Schwertner
Relating to the creation of the Huntsville Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Walker County, Texas; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4664        Bailes                  SP: Nichols
Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property by the State of Texas to the Trinity River Authority of Texas.

HB 4665        Sanford                 SP: Springer
Relating to the creation of the Raintree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4666        Anderson                SP: Birdwell
Relating to the creation of the Lorena Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4668        Murr                    SP: Gutierrez
Relating to the creation of the Medina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4669        Cain                    SP: Creighton
Relating to the boundaries of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 70.

Public Testimony:

Oral testimony is limited to 3 minutes. If providing written testimony, bring 20 copies, with your name on each copy, to E1.028. All written testimony will be distributed to the Committee Members after the hearing. Those registering a position-only may do so at any Senate kiosk by the end of the hearing.

 

· Oral testimony: fill out a paper witness card at the table in front of E1.028 before the hearing.

 

· Oral and written testimony: fill out a paper witness card in E1.028 and submit your witness card and written testimony to LGC staff.

 

· Position only: register using the Senate kiosk located in the extension hallways or by going to http://swrs on public-capitol. Kiosk registration will open at 9 a.m. the morning of the hearing.

 

· Written testimony only: register your position using the Senate kiosk and then bring 20 copies, with your name on each copy, to E1.028 and submit to LGC staff.

 

For those unable to appear in person, comments may be provided directly to each Committee Member, whose contact information can be found at: www.senate.texas.gov

 

 

 

Note:

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the Senate Committee on Local Government will strictly follow all Senate rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

 

 

 

 

 

Bills added after last posting:

HB 2242

HB 4583

HB 4590

HB 4591

HB 4619

HB 4623

HB 4628

HB 4630

HB 4665

 

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 4641

 

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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