** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Ways & Means 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Monday, April 28, 2025 

PLACE:        JHR 140 
CHAIR:        Rep. Morgan Meyer 

To accommodate all who wish to testify, there will be a time limit of 2 minutes per witness during the public testimony period.

HB 105         Guillen | et al.                         
Relating to the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.

HB 982         Wilson                                   
Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of certain low-income individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

HB 1483        Gervin-Hawkins                           
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of certain residential real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

HB 1508        Metcalf                                  
Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax.

HB 2575        Shaheen                                  
Relating to the elimination of certain tax proceeds deposited to and the allocation of the horse industry escrowed purse account.

HB 3646        Capriglione                              
Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain information provided by or on behalf of a homeowners' association.

HB 3746        Darby                         Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.

HB 3993        Troxclair                                
Relating to taxes imposed on vinous liquor.

HB 4083        Button | et al.                          
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

HB 4240        Vasut | et al.                Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property of a charitable organization that provides financial support for medical care at certain institutions of higher education.

HB 4580        Harless                                  
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property of a charitable organization that provides financial support for promoting agriculture, supporting Texas youth and providing educational support.

HB 4725        Money                                    
Relating to a sales tax exemption for the sale, lease, or installation of distributed energy systems for residential and business use.

HB 5169        Shaheen                                  
Relating to limitations applicable to certain agreements providing for a rebate of municipal sales and use taxes or a grant or loan based on those taxes.

HB 5511        Bhojani                                  
Relating to the review of existing boards and commissions under the jurisdiction of the comptroller for continuity and to the repeal of certain committees under the jurisdiction of the comptroller.

HJR 73         Wilson                                   
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a political subdivision other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district may impose on the residence homesteads of certain low-income persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

HJR 102        Gervin-Hawkins                           
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of residential real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

HJR 174        Button                                   
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c490

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Bills added after last posting:

HB 3746

HB 4240

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of this notice.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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