SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Finance
TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Tuesday, May 8, 2001
PLACE: E1.036
CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis
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The Finance Committee will consider the following bills:
HB 1200 Brimer / et al. SP: Harris
Relating to the enactment of the Texas Economic Development Act,
authorizing certain ad valorem tax incentives for economic
development, including authorizing school districts to provide tax
relief for certain corporations and limited liability companies
that make large investments that create jobs in this state, to
authorizing the imposition of certain impact fees, and to
continuing the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.
SB 1801 Ogden
Relating to the amount of tuition that a public institution of
higher education must set aside for Texas Public Education Grants.
HB 2604 McReynolds / et al. SP: Duncan
Relating to assistance to certain volunteer fire departments and to
the imposition of an assessment on certain insurers to finance that
assistance.
HB 3097 Counts SP: Truan
Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the
Veterans' Land Board.
HJR 82 Counts SP: Truan
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land
Board to issue additional general obligation bonds and to use
certain assets in certain funds to provide for veterans cemeteries.
SCR 39 Van de Putte
Allowing Carmen R. Melenyzer to sue the State of Texas and John Cornyn,
Attorney General of the State of Texas.
SCR 42 Whitmire
Granting Gibson Recycling, Inc. permission to sue the State of Texas
and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
SCR 48 Bivins
Granting Cyral and Patricia Farley permission to sue the state and
the General Land Office.
SB 1838 Duncan
Relating to certain long-term care facilities.
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