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HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
HB 3 Geren
/ Meyer / Darby / Hefner / Raymond / et al.
Relating
to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the
exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a
franchise tax report.
HB 2 Meyer
/ Metcalf / Burrows / Raymond / Thierry / et al.
Relating
to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system,
exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax
administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
SECOND READING
HJR 2 Metcalf
/ Meyer / Burrows / Raymond / Thierry / et al.
Proposing
a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a
limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a
residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of
the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to
residence homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school
district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the
elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts; to
except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the
constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to
authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term of office for a
member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities.