Author:
Hilderbran | Villalba | Workman | Lozano | Capriglione
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
05/24/2013 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to the $1 million total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax by a taxable entity engaged in Internet hosting.
Author:
Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Creighton | Button | Turner, Scott
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax, including certain exclusions from the tax.
Author:
Hilderbran | Flynn | Leach
Last Action:
02/18/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in a proceeding involving marriage, a suit for dissolution of a marriage, or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in this state.
Author:
Hilderbran | Murphy | Sheets | Harless
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to data centers from the sales and use tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/10/2013 S Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption:
Relating to continuing education requirements and a registration exemption for county tax assessor-collectors.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the contents of an application by certain persons for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the person's residence homestead.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/22/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/13/2013 S Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption:
Relating to the exclusion of certain service costs in determining a taxable entity's taxable margin for purposes of the franchise tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through payments related to petroleum and mineral interests in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through funds by taxable entities engaged in the business of transporting aggregates in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the exclusion of certain taxable entities from a combined group for purposes of the franchise tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/13/2013 S Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption:
Relating to apportionment of certain receipts of a broadcaster under the franchise tax.
Author:
Hilderbran | Lucio III
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to certain restrictions on the mining of marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell in certain protected freshwater areas.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/03/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain county officers and employees in a courthouse.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the motor fuel tax on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas; providing penalties; imposing a tax.
Author:
Hilderbran | Button
Last Action:
04/02/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting the first $1 million from the total revenue of certain taxable entities for purposes of the franchise tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/13/2013 S Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.
Author:
Hilderbran | Button
Last Action:
04/02/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the E-Z computation and rate of the franchise tax and exempting the first $1 million from the total revenue of certain taxable entities.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program.
Author:
Hilderbran | Menéndez | Gonzalez, Naomi
Last Action:
05/01/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to tax credits for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures.
Author:
Hilderbran | Sheffield, Ralph
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the public notice required to be provided by certain taxing units before adopting an ad valorem tax rate.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/22/2013 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the application of the exemption from the sales and use tax for property used in manufacturing.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/16/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regional groundwater planning process for minor aquifers.
Author:
Hilderbran | Sheffield, J. D.
Last Action:
04/01/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the composition of the 198th Judicial District, the creation of a judicial district composed of Edwards, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, and Menard Counties, and the creation of the office of district attorney for the 444th Judicial District.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/25/2013 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to powers and duties of the Office of Public Utility Counsel to represent residential and small commercial consumers in certain water or sewer utility service matters before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the distribution of universal service funds to certain small and rural local exchange companies.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility for and distributions of universal service funds.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/09/2013 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to limited liability for an agritourism entity involved in an agritourism activity.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/02/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the transferability of certain unused credits under the Texas Franchise Tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/09/2013 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certified water conservation technologies, authorizing a fee.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/07/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the computation of costs of goods sold for purposes of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities engaged in film or motion picture exhibition.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to apportionment of the programming and subscription revenue of direct-to-home satellite service providers under the franchise tax.
Author:
Hilderbran | Murphy | Eiland | Davis, John | Oliveira
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act; imposing a penalty.
Author:
Hilderbran | Button
Last Action:
04/15/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to limiting the frequency of reappraisals of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Hilderbran | Button
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to taxes, fees, and other amounts administered or collected by the comptroller of public accounts; lowering a tax rate.
Author:
Hilderbran | Eiland | Otto | Bohac | Alvarado
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14
Caption:
Relating to the administration, collection, and enforcement of taxes on mixed beverages; imposing a tax on sales of mixed beverages; decreasing the rate of the current tax on mixed beverages.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/09/2013 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to state funding to support economic development; providing for the imposition of a fee.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
05/22/2013 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to water districts in Bandera County.
Author:
Hilderbran | Raney | King, Tracy O. | Crownover | Larson
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
02/21/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Congratulating Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M University on winning the 2012 Heisman Trophy.
Author:
Hilderbran | Darby | Perry | Frullo | Gonzalez, Naomi
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/08/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing February 20, 2013, as Texas Tech University System Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 500.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/21/2013 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing ad valorem taxes and limiting the rate and applicability of state and local sales and use taxes.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/15/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the frequency of reappraisal of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/02/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a person to be a resident of this state for five years preceding the person's election to the Texas House of Representatives.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 10:05AM
Caption:
Honoring Linda Uecker on her retirement as Kerr County district clerk.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/11/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 11 2013 9:24AM
Caption:
In memory of Robert Van Bibber of Houston.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/03/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2013 1:07PM
Caption:
In memory of Houston McCoy, one of the two officers responsible for stopping the UT Tower sniper in 1966.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/03/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2013 1:08PM
Caption:
In memory of Herta B. Sokolyk of New Braunfels.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/03/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2013 9:45AM
Caption:
Commemorating the centennial of Real County.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/03/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2013 1:07PM
Caption:
In memory of Henry Earl Kilgore, Jr., of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/03/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2013 1:06PM
Caption:
In memory of James Carroll.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/10/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 10 2013 9:52AM
Caption:
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hilltop Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 8 2013 9:14AM
Caption:
Honoring the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/13/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 13 2013 6:44PM
Caption:
In memory of Bill O. Simmons of Sunrise Beach.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/26/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2013 6:16PM
Caption:
Commending U.S. Army Brigadier General (Ret.) Walter Schellhase for his service to the Hill Country Veterans Council.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/29/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2013 8:53AM
Caption:
Recognizing the rich history of Bandera.
Author:
Simpson | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Lucio III | Canales
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.
Author:
Simpson | Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to official oppression; creating offenses.
Author:
Larson | Guillen | Kuempel | Price | Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/04/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.
Author:
Larson | King, Ken | Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/04/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.
Author:
Zedler | Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/25/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the availability of certain school district financial information on districts' Internet websites.
Author:
Button | Hilderbran | Murphy | Eiland | Otto
Last Action:
03/18/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain research and development activities.
Author:
Murphy | Harper-Brown | Harless | Hilderbran | Turner, Scott
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the phaseout and repeal of the franchise tax; lowering the rates of the taxes.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Moody | Flynn | Isaac | Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.
Author:
Harper-Brown | Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/04/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the phaseout and repeal of the franchise tax.
Author:
Murphy | Alvarado | Hilderbran | Button | Rodriguez, Eddie
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption and a franchise tax credit related to certain research and development activities.
Author:
Menéndez | Guillen | Hilderbran | Larson | Darby
Last Action:
04/16/2013 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to allowable transfers to the Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission of proceeds from the taxes on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.
Author:
Otto | Harless | Toth | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax refund for tangible personal property used to provide cable television service, Internet access service, or telecommunications services and to the exclusion of that property in certain economic development agreements.
Author:
Geren | Ritter | Flynn | Pitts | Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/02/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to rates for water service, to the transfer of functions relating to the economic regulation of water and sewer service from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and to the duties of the Office of Public Utility Counsel regarding the economic regulation of water and sewer service.
Author:
King, Ken | Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/21/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the application of certain weapons laws to certain emergency services personnel licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
Author:
Darby | Lewis | Hilderbran | Guerra | Villalba
Last Action:
04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility.
Author:
Eiland | Hilderbran | Kleinschmidt | Alvarado | Morrison
Last Action:
04/01/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting certain amounts charged for certain cable television services from the sales and use tax.
Author:
Eiland | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to sports and community venue projects.
Author:
Murphy | Davis, John | Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Harper-Brown | Ratliff | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications for the exemption from ad valorem taxation for aircraft parts located in this state for a limited time.
Author:
Otto | Villarreal | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Leach
Last Action:
05/07/2013 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to expedited binding arbitration of appraisal review board orders; repealing the fee for that form of arbitration.
Author:
Branch | Frullo | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
05/22/2013 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building.
Author:
Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter
Last Action:
05/05/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds recognizing Vietnamese Americans for their contributions to this state and nation.
Author:
Larson | Guillen | Kuempel | Price | Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/04/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Moody | Flynn | Isaac | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/28/2013 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.
Author:
Raymond | Hilderbran | Taylor, Van | Deshotel | Branch
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food and medicine.
Author:
Harper-Brown | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/28/2013 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision of this state to extend the number of days that aircraft parts that are exempt from ad valorem taxation due to their location in this state for a temporary period may be located in this state for purposes of qualifying for the tax exemption.
Author:
Howard | Hilderbran | Larson | Guillen
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using voluntarily paid additional fees and surcharges that are dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes and to prohibit using that money for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities.
Author:
Raney | Otto | Hilderbran | Aycock | Dukes
Last Action:
12/10/2012 H Filed
Caption:
Congratulating Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M University on winning the 2012 Heisman Trophy.
Author:
Raney | Aycock | Hilderbran | Dukes | Otto
Last Action:
02/06/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 6 2013 6:47PM
Caption:
Honoring the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel.
Author:
King, Tracy O. | Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/28/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2013 7:58PM
Caption:
In memory of Loraine J. Haby Neuman of Hondo.