** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     Local Government 

TIME & DATE:   10:00 AM, Monday, May 5, 2025 

PLACE:         E1.028 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Paul Bettencourt 

 

 

SB 1331        Hancock | et al.        
Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

SB 1375        Paxton | et al.         
Relating to the continuation of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.

SB 1443        Hughes | et al.         
Relating to the continuation and operation of a health care provider participation district created by certain local governments to administer a health care provider participation program.

SB 1578        Parker | et al.         
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

SB 2251        Creighton              
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees, and taxes.

SB 2519        Bettencourt            
Relating to restrictions on the levy and use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.

SB 2553        West | et al.           
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archaeological site.

SB 2655        Flores                 
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

SB 2764        Cook                   
Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property.

SB 2907        West | et al.           
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

SB 3030        Zaffirini              
Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 3033        Zaffirini              
Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.

SB 3035        Creighton              
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 3036        Creighton              
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 3037        Zaffirini              
Relating to the creation of La Cima Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 3043        Hagenbuch              
Relating to the creation of the Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 3047        Zaffirini              
Relating to the creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 3048        Birdwell               
Relating to the creation of the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 3050        Hughes                 
Relating to the creation of the Fannin County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 3051        Paxton                 
Relating to the creation of the Grassland Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 3052        Parker                 
Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.

SB 3053        Parker                 
Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.

SB 3056        Hagenbuch              
Relating to the creation of the Alluvium Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

SB 3057        Flores                 
Relating to the creation of the River Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 3063        Nichols                
Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SJR 78         West | et al.           
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

HB 9           Meyer | et al.           SP: Bettencourt
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

HB 467         Bell, Keith             SP: Nichols
Relating to the procedure for the dissolution of the Cedar Creek Hospital District and the disposition of district money.

HB 331         Patterson | et al.       SP: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.

HB 1244        Guillen                 SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner and to late applications for such appraisal filed by the new owner of the land.

HB 1399        Harris | et al.          SP: Nichols
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.

HB 2559        Patterson | et al.       SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.

HB 2730        Darby | et al.           SP: Parker
Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption.

HB 3307        Noble                   SP: Hinojosa, Adam
Relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest.

HJR 1          Meyer | et al.           SP: Bettencourt
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

HJR 99         Harris | et al.          SP: Nichols
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.

The committee may also consider pending business.

 

Public Testimony:

 

Oral testimony is limited to 2 minutes. If providing written testimony,

please bring 18 copies with your name on each copy to E1.028, and send an

electronic copy to ross.leake_sc@senate.texas.gov and

jared.yust_sc@senate.texas.gov.

 

All written testimony will be distributed to the Committee Members during

or after the hearing. Those registering a position only may do so at any

Senate kiosk by the end of the hearing.

 

·Oral testimony: Please use the kiosks outside in the extension hallways.

 

·Oral and written testimony: Please use the kiosks in the extension

hallways and submit your written testimony to Committee staff located in

E1.028.3.

 

·Position only: Register using the Senate kiosk located in the extension

hallways or by going to http://swrs on public-capitol. Kiosk registration

will open at 8:30 a.m. the morning of the hearing.

 

·Written testimony only: If providing written testimony, please bring 18

copies with your name on each copy to E1.028 and submit to Committee

staff, and submit electronically to ross.leake_sc@senate.texas.gov and

jared.yust_sc@senate.texas.gov.

 

·All written testimony will be distributed to the Committee Members during

or after the hearing.

 

For those unable to appear in person, comments may be provided directly to

each Committee Member,whose contact information can be found at:

http://www.senate.texas.gov/

 

 

 

 

Bills added after last posting:

SB 3048

SB 3052

SB 3053

SJR 78

 

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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