SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Finance 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Monday, May 15, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.036 (Finance Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Joan Huffman 

Those wishing to give public testimony, please limit prepared remarks to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please submit 40 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Assistant Clerk during the hearing.

· Oral testimony: fill out a paper witness card and submit to the Assistant Clerk.

· Oral and written testimony: fill out a paper witness card and hold on to your documents until your name is called to the table.

· Position only: register using the Senate kiosk located in the extension hallways or by going to Http://swrs on public-capitol.

· Written testimony only: register your position using the Senate kiosk then bring your 40 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Assistant Clerk, during the hearing.

To consider the following:

HB 9           Ashby | et al.           SP: Huffman
Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services; providing for transfers of money for funding.

HB 90          Patterson | et al.       SP: Huffman
Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.

HB 1058        Goldman | et al.         SP: Perry
Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for certain housing developments.

HB 3104        Anderson                SP: Parker
Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to certain connected data center projects from sales and use taxes.

HB 3599        Thierry | et al.         SP: Hinojosa
Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for, and registration fees for motor vehicles owned by, certain nonprofit food banks.

HB 3765        Bucy | et al.            SP: Huffman
Relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of the personal belongings of a foster child.

HB 4034        Johnson, Julie | et al.  SP: Johnson
Relating to certain disability and death benefits payable by the public retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities.

HB 4051        Goldman | et al.         SP: Huffman
Relating to the criteria for media production development zone recognition.

HB 4141        Guillen | et al.         SP: Hughes
Relating to a study conducted by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to peace officers who are members of the retirement system.

HB 4539        Goldman | et al.         SP: Huffman
Relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image industry incentive program.

HB 1563        Harless | et al.         SP: Hall
Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.

HJR 125        Ashby | et al.           SP: Huffman
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of broadband and telecommunications services projects in the state.

HJR 132        Hefner | et al.          SP: Hughes
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax.

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