** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Local Government Ways and Means TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Thursday, April 24, 2003 PLACE: E2.026 CHAIR: Rep. Fred Hill ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will meet to consider bills posted on April 14th and 15th. Any bill posted for April 24th, but not considered at the hearing, may be considered at the hearing on April 25th or April 28th. HB 700 Gutierrez / et al. Relating to the amount of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a disabled or elderly person that is exempt from ad valorem taxation by a school district. HJR 37 Gutierrez Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the market value of the residence homestead of a disabled or elderly person that may be exempt from ad valorem taxation by a school district. HB 701 Gutierrez / et al. Relating to a prohibition on increasing the total amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit other than a hospital district on the residence homestead of a disabled person, an elderly person, or an elderly person's surviving spouse. HJR 38 Gutierrez Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit increases in ad valorem taxes imposed by a political subdivision other than a hospital district on the residence homestead of a disabled person, an elderly person, or an elderly person's surviving spouse. HB 395 Merritt Relating to the rendition of property for ad valorem tax purposes and to the imposition of a penalty for failure to render property. HB 703 Solomons Relating to the property tax appraisal of property located in more than one appraisal district. HB 2076 Casteel Relating to the hotel occupancy tax imposed by certain counties. HB 2803 Giddings Relating to the rendition of property for ad valorem tax purposes and to the consequences of a failure to render property. HB 3540 Chavez Relating to a refund of an overpayment or erroneous payment of ad valorem taxes by a tax collector who performs consolidated tax collection functions. HB 2043 Griggs Relating to the procedures for appointment of the board of directors of an appraisal district. HB 2255 Flores Relating to the payment of deferred taxes on certain agricultural land. HB 3050 Hunter Relating to excepting land of certain charitable organizations from the additional tax imposed on the change of use of land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land. HB 2416 Hochberg Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property of certain nonprofit organizations while improvements are under construction. HB 480 Wilson Relating to eligibility of land located in certain municipalities to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as land designated for agricultural use, open-space land, timber land, or restricted-use timber land. HB 485 Wilson Relating to the exemption of residential property from ad valorem taxes, assessments, and impact fees imposed by the Midtown Management District. HB 847 Rangel / et al. Relating to the eligibility of land to be appraised as open-space land for ad valorem tax purposes. HB 1052 Villarreal Relating to certain assessments on residential development in public school districts. HB 1098 Capelo Relating to the authority of a municipality to impose and use utility fees for certain disabled access improvements. HB 1779 Davis, Yvonne Relating to requiring disclosure of the sales price of real property to an appraisal district and the comptroller of public accounts; providing penalties. HB 1829 Lewis Relating to the treatment of captured appraised value and tax increment in the calculation of ad valorem tax rates for a taxing unit. HB 1867 Coleman Relating to criteria for creating a commercial and industrial development zone. HB 2139 Brown, Betty Relating to the authority of a county to impose a sales and use tax to build a criminal detention center. HB 2176 Elkins Relating to ad valorem tax sales of real and personal property following foreclosure or seizure of the property; authorizing a sale by on-line auction. HB 2718 Smith, Wayne Relating to the allocation and use of municipal hotel occupancy taxes in certain municipalities bordering bays and estuaries. HB 2784 Eiland Relating to allowing rural fire prevention districts to impose a sales and use tax. HB 2826 Eissler Relating to a continuing ad valorem tax for the payment of bonds issued by a school district. HB 3136 Wilson Relating to the calculation of net to land in the ad valorem tax appraisal of open-space land used for wildlife management. HB 3218 West, George "Buddy" Relating to the partial exemption of certain wind energy devices from ad valorem taxation. HB 3419 Davis, John Relating to procedural and technical corrections and clarification of the Property Tax Code, procedures for the seizure of property, and distribution of tax sale proceeds. HB 3433 Rodriguez Relating to requiring a person responsible for closing a real estate transaction to assist a purchaser in applying for a residence homestead exemption for ad valorem tax purposes. HB 3449 Noriega Relating to the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes. HB 3504 Davis, John Relating to procedural and technical corrections and clarification of the Property Tax Code, procedures for the seizure of property, and distribution of tax sale proceeds. HB 3546 Hamric Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income or extremely low-income housing. HJR 57 Elkins / et al. Proposing a constitutional amendment to require an annual adjustment of the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes for persons 70 years of age or older to correspond to the average market value of a single-family residence in this state. SB 948 Lindsay Relating to the authority of the board of a hospital district and the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located to take certain actions relating to ad valorem taxes imposed for the benefit of the hospital district. HB 2378 Hill Relating to the rendition of property for ad valorem tax purposes; providing civil penalties. HB 2726 Talton Relating to authorizing an owner of inventory to waive the right to have the inventory appraised for ad valorem tax purposes at the price for which it would sell as a unit. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 2726