HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Ways & Means

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM or upon final adjourn./recess
             Wednesday, April 18, 2001

PLACE: E2.010

CHAIR: Rep. Rene Oliveira

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HB 887            Ramsay
Relating to the application for an exemption from ad valorem
taxation on the homestead of a person who is 65 or older.

HB 1483            Homer
Relating to franchise tax incentives for recycling.

HB 1564            Talton
Relating to remedies for the unequal appraisal of property by an
appraisal district.

HB 2226            Davis, John
Relating to the certification by a chief appraiser of certain
taxable properties not included in the initial appraisal roll for a
taxing unit.

HB 2234            Delisi / et al.
Relating to franchise tax incentives for wind energy devices.

HB 2473            Homer
Relating to the right of redemption of real property sold at an ad
valorem tax sale.

HB 2416            Brown, Betty
Relating to limiting the amount of county or municipal ad valorem
taxes that may be imposed on the residence homesteads of the
elderly and their surviving spouses.

HB 2556            Williams
Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for information
services and data processing services.

HB 2582            Chavez
Relating to customs brokers.

HB 2757            Ritter
Relating to the designation of certain land that includes a
greenhouse as agricultural land for ad valorem tax appraisal
purposes.

HB 2815            Hartnett / et al.
Relating to a phased-in and limited exemption for certain purchases
of machinery and equipment used for research and development from
sales and use taxes.

HB 2990            Gutierrez
Relating to refunds of sales and use tax paid on tangible personal
property that is exported beyond the territorial limits of the
United States.

HB 3025            Chisum
Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for environment
and conservation services.

HB 3156            Miller
Relating to the exemption from sales and use tax of certain items
sold during the tax holiday period in August of each year.

HB 3319            Ramsay / et al.
Relating to the operation and performance of appraisal districts
and the determination of school district property values.

HB 3347            Gray
Relating to the administration and collection of ad valorem taxes.

HB 3389            Oliveira
Relating to franchise tax credits for telecommunications
corporations for job creation activities and capital investments.

HB 3394            Oliveira
Relating to the refund of sales and use tax paid on tangible
personal property that is exported beyond the territorial limits of
the United States.

HB 3594            Oliveira
Relating to exempting certain machinery and equipment used to
provide broadband services.

HB 3571            Raymond
Relating to customs brokers.

HJR 7            Brown, Betty / et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a county or a
city or town to establish an ad valorem tax freeze on residence
homesteads of the elderly and their spouses.

HJR 76            Homer
Proposing a constitutional amendment to shorten the period during
which the former owner of real property sold at an ad valorem tax
sale may redeem the property.

HCR 139            Wohlgemuth / et al.
Memorializing congress to provide tax credits to individuals for
the purchase of private health insurance.

HCR 207            Grusendorf / et al.
Requesting the Texas  delegation to the U.S. Congress to support
and work to pass the tax relief plan introduced by President Bush.

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