HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Ways & Means 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM, Monday, May 15, 2023 

PLACE:        JHR 140 
CHAIR:        Rep. Morgan Meyer 

SB 719         Paxton
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides services related to the placement of a child in a foster or adoptive home.

SB 1000        West | et al.                            
Relating to a temporary exemption from sales and use taxes for certain clothing and footwear.

SB 1814        Bettencourt                              
Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

SB 1999        Bettencourt                              
Relating to the calculation of the unused increment rate of a taxing unit.

SB 2220        Menéndez | et al.                        
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

SB 2350        Bettencourt                              
Relating to the voter-approval tax rate used to calculate the unused increment rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

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