HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Local Government Ways and Means TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Thursday, April 3, 2003 PLACE: E2.026 CHAIR: Rep. Fred Hill ___________________________________________________________________________ HB 848 Talton Relating to the award of expert witness fees in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations. HB 983 Talton Relating to the authority of an ad valorem tax appraisal district to obtain certain criminal history record information relating to an applicant for employment. HB 1082 Talton Relating to remedies for the unequal appraisal of property by an appraisal district. HB 1910 Talton Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a religious organization. HB 1125 Flores Relating to the period for the redemption of a mineral interest sold for unpaid ad valorem taxes at a tax sale. HJR 51 Flores Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a two-year period for the redemption of a mineral interest sold for unpaid ad valorem taxes at a tax sale. HB 1459 Eiland Relating to hotel taxes in coastal municipalities with a population of 5000 or less. HB 1460 Eiland Relating to the income method of appraisal of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. HB 2073 Hilderbran Relating to the ad valorem tax rate of a hospital district created under general or special law. HB 2162 McReynolds Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax. HB 2322 McReynolds Relating to the authority of county that borders Lake Livingston to impose a hotel occupancy tax. HB 2383 Hegar Relating to the eligibility for exemption from ad valorem taxation of public property used for certain religious purposes. ___________________________________________________________________________