** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     Local Government 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Thursday, May 22, 2025 

PLACE:         2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.) 
CHAIR:         Senator Paul Bettencourt 

 

 

HB 103         Troxclair | et al.       SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; providing a civil penalty.

HB 5671        Kerwin                  SP: King
Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

HB 5688        Lopez, Janie             SP: Hinojosa, Adam
Relating to the creation of the San Benito 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 5695        Gerdes                  SP: Schwertner
Relating to the creation of the Sayers 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 5320        Guillen                 SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

HB 5437        Kitzman                 SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.

HB 5651        Metcalf                 SP: Creighton
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5654        Metcalf                 SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5656        Lalani                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5661        Gates                   SP: Huffman
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5662        Gates                   SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the powers, duties, and authority to issue bonds of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 12 related to roads.

HB 5665        Kitzman                 SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5670        Holt                    SP: Creighton
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5672        Zwiener                 SP: Campbell
Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District.

HB 5674        Wilson                  SP: Flores
Relating to the creation of the River Ranch 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 5679        Geren                   SP: Hagenbuch
Relating to the creation of the Hills of Walnut Creek Municipal Utility District of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5694        Luther                  SP: Hughes
Relating to the creation of the Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5699        Schofield               SP: Huffman
Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

HB 5658        Patterson               SP: Hagenbuch
Relating to the creation of the Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 5677        Cole                    SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 5680        Holt                    SP: Nichols
Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5682        Richardson              SP: Paxton
Relating to the creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

HB 5696        Cook                    SP: Birdwell
Relating to the creation of The Reserve Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5666        Oliverson               SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the creation of the Fenske Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 851         Schofield               SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits.

HB 1449        Capriglione             SP: Parker
Relating to permits for mobile food service establishments operating in certain counties.

HB 1629        Landgraf | et al.        SP: Zaffirini
Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.

HB 1646        Lujan | et al.           SP: Hinojosa, Adam
Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

HB 1991        Guillen | et al.         SP: Gutierrez
Relating to information regarding certain charges for services provided by municipally owned utility systems.

HB 2293        Vasut                   SP: Huffman
Relating to the election of the members of the board of directors of the Sweeny Hospital District.

HB 2508        Turner | et al.          SP: Hughes
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.

HB 2512        Geren                   SP: King
Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.

HB 2694        Vasut                   SP: Middleton
Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4.

HB 3171        Lujan | et al.           SP: Hughes
Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.

HB 3234        Cortez                  SP: Menéndez
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties.

HB 3680        Gámez | et al.           SP: Hinojosa, Adam
Relating to subdivision plat requirements in certain counties; authorizing a fee; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3732        Martinez                SP: Alvarado
Relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

HB 5431        Gates                   SP: Alvarado
Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment.

HB 5664        Hefner                  SP: Hughes
Relating to the operation of Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas.

HB 5693        Manuel                  SP: Nichols
Relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7.

HB 5698        Bell, Cecil             SP: Creighton
Relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.

HJR 133        Turner | et al.          SP: Hughes
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.

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 2E.20 (Betty King

Cmte. Rm.), 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

2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.).

 

·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 8:00 a.m. the morning of the hearing.

 

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

copies with your name on each copy to 2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)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/

 

 

 

 

Bills added after last posting:

HB 5671

HB 5688

HB 5695

 

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

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