** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Local Government 

TIME & DATE:   2:00 PM or upon adjournment
Monday, May 19, 2025 

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

SB 2784        Birdwell                 
Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

HB 23          Harris | et al.          SP: Creighton
Relating to the authority of certain persons to obtain third-party review of plats and property development plans, permits, and similar documents, and the inspection of an improvement related to such a document.

HB 247         Guillen | et al.         SP: Middleton
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.

HB 1533        Button | et al.          SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 2011        Bell, Cecil              SP: Paxton
Relating to the right to repurchase from a condemning entity certain real property for which ad valorem taxes are delinquent.

HB 2013        Bell, Cecil | et al.     SP: Hall
Relating to the authority of certain property owners' associations to prohibit or restrict the keeping of chickens.

HB 2273        Bonnen | et al.          SP: Middleton
Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

HB 2421        Howard | et al.          SP: Eckhardt
Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District.

HB 2464        Hefner                    SP: Middleton
Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate a home-based business.

HB 3120        Kitzman | et al.         SP: Huffman
Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.

HB 3424        Capriglione              SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the ad valorem taxation of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory.

HB 3575        Noble | et al.           SP: West
Relating to the filing of a campaign treasurer appointment and an application for a place on the ballot by a candidate for the board of directors of an appraisal district.

HB 3788        Spiller | et al.         SP: Parker
Relating to the operations of municipal hospital authorities.

HB 4370        Metcalf | et al.         SP: Blanco
Relating to the projects undertaken by a public improvement district, municipal management district, water control and improvement district, fresh water supply district, or municipal utility district.

HB 4809        Meyer                     SP: West
Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archaeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.

HB 5057        Landgraf                  SP: Nichols
Relating to exclusive contracts for municipal solid waste management services.

HB 5084        Gerdes | et al.          SP: Gutierrez
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday.

HB 5534        Wilson                    SP: Schwertner
Relating to the electronic posting of notices and agendas for meetings of the commissioners court of a county.

HB 5668        Spiller                   SP: Parker
Relating to the powers and duties of the Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

HJR 34         Guillen                   SP: Middleton
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.

The committee may also consider pending business.

Public Testimony:

Oral testimony is limited to 2 minutes. If providing written testimony,

please bring 18 copies with your name on each copy to E1.028, and send an

electronic copy to ross.leake_sc@senate.texas.gov and

jared.yust_sc@senate.texas.gov.

All written testimony will be distributed to the Committee Members during

or after the hearing. Those registering a position only may do so at any

Senate kiosk by the end of the hearing.

·Oral testimony: Please use the kiosks outside in the extension hallways.

·Oral and written testimony: Please use the kiosks in the extension

hallways and submit your written testimony to Committee staff located in

E1.028.

·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 12:00 p.m. the afternoon of the hearing.

·Written testimony only: If providing written testimony, please bring 18

copies with your name on each copy to E1.028 and submit to Committee

staff, and submit electronically to ross.leake_sc@senate.texas.gov and

jared.yust_sc@senate.texas.gov.

·All written testimony will be distributed to the Committee Members during

or after the hearing.

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

http://www.senate.texas.gov/

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

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