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Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 52 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax; decreasing the rates of the franchise tax. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 53 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies and programs. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 62 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Immigration State Agencies |
Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 31 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Crime Health Other Public Services |
Relating to the authority of certain volunteer firefighter and emergency services organizations to hold tax-free sales or auctions. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 50 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to ad valorem tax liens on personal property. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 80 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to a periodic review of state and local tax preferences. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 70 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy State Agencies |
Relating to reports issued by the comptroller on the effect of certain tax provisions. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 71 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Public Services Recreation |
Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as recreational, park, or scenic land. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 61 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the allocation and use of revenue derived from certain transportation-related taxes. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 2 | State Agencies |
General Appropriations Bill. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 101 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 137 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to the maximum rate of growth of appropriations. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 156 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 184 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Transportation |
Relating to the state highway fund. | 01/27/2015 |
| SJR 7 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 138 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the phaseout and repeal of the franchise tax; lowering the rates of the tax. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 134 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 186 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Other State Agencies |
Relating to the franchise tax and alternative revenue sources and spending priorities for this state; repealing the franchise tax. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 116 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the investment of a portion of the economic stabilization fund balance. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 139 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to use of money in the state highway fund. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 136 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as part of the sunset review process. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 140 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services used for the navigation of certain farm and ranch machinery and equipment. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 157 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to exempting books purchased, used, or consumed by certain university and college students from the sales and use tax for limited periods. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 198 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the use of statutorily dedicated revenues for budget certification. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 182 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Public Services |
Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem rollback tax rates of certain taxing units. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 175 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 105 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 232 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education State Agencies |
Relating to exempting textbooks purchased, used, or consumed by university and college students from the sales and use tax for limited periods. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 249 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to dedicating certain state revenue to the purpose of retiring state general obligation debt. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 281 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Housing and Property Legal Issues |
Relating to the information required to be included in an affidavit submitted by a property owner who elects to offer evidence or argument by affidavit in an appraisal review board hearing on certain protests. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 280 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to ad valorem tax protests and appeals on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 279 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead and to the authority of the governing body of any taxing unit that has adopted an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a percentage, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead to reduce the amount of or repeal the exemption. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 282 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Other |
Relating to the period for which certain property acquired by a charitable organization to provide low-income housing may be exempted from ad valorem taxation. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 278 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of a disabled or elderly person to reflect the increased exemption amounts, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 248 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Recreation |
Relating to the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 228 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Guns |
Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 330 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 12 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Legislative Affairs Transportation |
Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, certain motor vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 15 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Legislative Affairs Transportation |
Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, certain motor vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 20 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Campaign Finance and Election Issues Housing and Property Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision other than a school district to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead and authorizing the legislature to prohibit the governing body of any political subdivision that adopts an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a percentage or a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 21 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Senior Issues |
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes, providing for the increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation, and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of a disabled or elderly person to reflect the increased exemption amounts. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 362 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Housing and Property |
Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of certain changes in the use of open-space land appraised as agricultural land. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 25 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate certain money to the purpose of retiring state debt early. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 361 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to limitations on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 14 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or less of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year and to permit the voters of a county to establish a higher limitation not to exceed 110 percent on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead in the county. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 18 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Legislative Affairs Recreation State Agencies |
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. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 307 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers State Agencies |
Relating to dedicating certain state revenue to the purpose of retiring state general obligation debt. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 19 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting appropriations from the economic stabilization fund to a total amount that the comptroller of public accounts estimates will not result at any time in a fund balance of less than a prescribed minimum amount, other than in an emergency if certain requirements are met. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 23 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the use of unencumbered surplus state revenues to provide for a rebate of state franchise taxes. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 331 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies |
Relating to the use of certain surplus state revenue to provide for a rebate of state franchise taxes. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 309 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Campaign Finance and Election Issues Education Municipal and County Issues State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to public access to boundary, financial, and tax rate information of certain political subdivisions. | 02/02/2015 |
| SJR 11 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the maximum amount of appropriations for a state fiscal biennium. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 426 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Technology and Communication |
Relating to a sales tax exemption for certain items sold during a limited period. | 02/04/2015 |
| SB 403 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 02/04/2015 |
| SB 404 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to requiring state agencies to identify spending reduction measures. | 02/04/2015 |
| SJR 27 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 516 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to increasing the period of time for exempting freeport goods from ad valorem taxation. | 02/11/2015 |
| SJR 29 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to extend the number of days that certain tangible personal property to be transported outside of this state is exempt from ad valorem taxation. | 02/11/2015 |
| SJR 28 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Senior Issues |
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount. | 02/11/2015 |
| SB 515 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. | 02/11/2015 |
| SB 514 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Other |
Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for certain contracts with the federal government. | 02/11/2015 |
| SB 353 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Labor and Employment Legal Issues Other State Agencies |
Relating to state agency contracting. | 02/18/2015 |
| SJR 30 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 545 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to and used by certain schools. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 18 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Insurance State Agencies |
Relating to measures to support or enhance graduate medical education in this state, including the transfer of certain assets from the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association to the permanent fund supporting graduate medical education and the authority of the association to issue new policies. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 554 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as part of the sunset review process. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 624 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 591 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education State Agencies |
Relating to certain reimbursements provided for the collection of sales and use taxes. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 592 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the deadlines for delivering or filing certain ad valorem tax-related documents. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 608 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Health Housing and Property Other State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to an exemption for certain tangible personal property related to medical data centers from the sales and use tax. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 574 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of the State Cemetery preservation trust fund. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 593 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Legal Issues |
Relating to pretrial settlement discussions during ad valorem tax appeals. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 590 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to the amount of the discount allowed for prepayment of sales and use taxes and the allocation of certain revenue from those taxes. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 7 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the computation of and to decreasing the rates of the franchise tax. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 1 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to certain restrictions on the imposition of ad valorem taxes and to the duty of the state to reimburse certain political subdivisions for certain revenue loss; making conforming changes. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 8 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. | 02/24/2015 |
| SJR 1 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Senior Issues |
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, authorizing the legislature to prohibit a political subdivision that has adopted an optional residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption, and prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a transfer tax on a transaction that conveys fee simple title to real property. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 642 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education State Agencies |
Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 677 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the savings incentive program for state agencies. | 02/24/2015 |
| SJR 33 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using revenues, other money, or account or fund balances dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes or for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 683 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 676 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to the determination of the market value of property for ad valorem tax purposes. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 755 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Technology and Communication |
Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to certain computer program transactions. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 761 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Crime Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the taxation of fireworks. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 762 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 757 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy |
Relating to the repeal of the production taxes on crude petroleum and sulphur. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 758 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain tangible personal property used by the owner of the property to manufacture, process, or fabricate tangible personal property for ultimate sale. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 763 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain income-producing tangible personal property. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 744 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the form of a motion to adopt an ordinance, resolution, or order setting an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the effective tax rate. | 02/25/2015 |
| SJR 36 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation income-producing tangible personal property valued at less than $50,000. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 759 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Recreation Transportation |
Relating to the repeal of certain state taxes. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 765 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Other |
Relating to the repeal of certain occupational license fees and taxes. | 02/25/2015 |
| SJR 35 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation by one or more political subdivisions tangible personal property used by the owner of the property to manufacture, process, or fabricate tangible personal property for ultimate sale. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 752 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legal Issues Recreation |
Relating to the repeal of the inheritance tax. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 687 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Health |
Relating to the exclusion from total revenue of certain payments received by health care providers for purposes of computing the franchise tax. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 756 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the determination of cost of goods sold for purposes of computing the franchise tax. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 732 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 743 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies |
Relating to the allocation of certain surplus state revenue for periodic reductions in the state sales tax rate. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 689 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Transportation |
Relating to a refund of overpayments of the motor vehicle sales tax computed based on standard presumptive value. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 767 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the procedure for the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 693 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 766 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 845 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Recreation State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to an exemption from and a limitation on the sales tax imposed on certain boats and boat motors. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 798 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Transportation |
Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 724 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Transportation |
Relating to the motor vehicle sales tax applicable to motor vehicles used by transportation companies for certain purposes. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 773 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the requirement a protest or appeal based upon inequality of appraisal be determined by the application of generally accepted appraisal methods and techniques. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 794 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Campaign Finance and Election Issues Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease tangible personal property. | 03/02/2015 |
| SJR 37 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Immigration Insurance Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Senior Issues |
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for certain excess revenue to be dedicated toward contributions to state retirement systems, the health benefit plan for retired education employees and their dependents, the Texas tomorrow fund, the permanent school fund, and the permanent university fund. | 03/03/2015 |
| SB 827 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the format of the general appropriations bill. | 03/03/2015 |
| SB 881 | Agriculture and Food Business and Consumers Education Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the dedication of certain wine-related revenue. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 884 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Technology and Communication |
Relating to the deadline for certain taxing units to provide notice of the unit's proposed property tax rate. | 03/04/2015 |
| SJR 3 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 849 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Legal Issues |
Relating to access to and fees associated with binding arbitration of appraisal review board orders. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 853 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Technology and Communication |
Relating to the signature requirement for a sales tax permit application filed electronically. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 868 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to a periodic review and expiration dates of state and local tax preferences. | 03/04/2015 |
| SJR 38 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and providing an expiration date for certain tax preferences. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 883 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the applicability of certain unfunded mandates on political subdivisions. | 03/04/2015 |
| SJR 4 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 16 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 15 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to state tax reductions and the limit on appropriations from certain state tax revenue for a state fiscal biennium. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 20 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Environmental Health Other State Agencies Technology and Communication Transportation |
Relating to state agency contracting. | 03/09/2015 |
| SJR 40 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Military |
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 100 percent or totally disabled veteran who died before the law authorizing a residence homestead exemption for such a veteran took effect. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 951 | Commerce Education Energy Municipal and County Issues Public Services Transportation |
Relating to the allocation and use of payments received under oil and gas leases of land owned by the state for a county road. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 910 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 904 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Public Services |
Relating to exempting emergency preparation supplies from the sales and use tax for a limited period. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 918 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Military |
Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the property of a veteran's organization. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 9 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to limitations on the rate of growth of appropriations for certain categories of spending. | 03/10/2015 |
| SJR 2 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 1009 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the amount of a sales and use tax refund for tangible personal property used to provide cable television service, Internet access service, or telecommunications services. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 974 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental |
Relating to the additional tax imposed if the use of land located in certain counties and appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land is changed. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 989 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Other State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment and administration of a state bullion depository; authorizing fees. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 1013 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to periodic zero-based budgeting for certain political subdivisions. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1027 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Budget, Spending, and Taxes Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to refunding certain taxes remitted by racing associations in consideration for enhancing racing purses. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1030 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Other |
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment used for digital audio broadcasting. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1041 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Housing and Property |
Relating to required disclosures in and to the length of ballot proposition language authorizing political subdivisions to issue bonds or impose or change a tax. | 03/11/2015 |
| SJR 42 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Legislative Affairs State Agencies Transportation |
Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenues from motor vehicle registration fees and taxes on motor fuels and lubricants may be used. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1025 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Judiciary |
Relating to supplemental compensation paid to certain county judges. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1049 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Military State Agencies |
Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1042 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Campaign Finance and Election Issues Education Municipal and County Issues Other State Agencies |
Relating to fiscal transparency and accountability of certain political subdivisions. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1076 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to mixed beverage taxes; repealing a tax; increasing the rate of a tax. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1062 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the registration and certification of county tax assessor-collectors and their employees. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1104 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to large data center projects from the sales and use tax. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1112 | Health Insurance |
Relating to the use of state resources to implement or enforce the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1065 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to the certification by the comptroller to the commissioner of education of the taxable value of property in each school district. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1084 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to ad valorem tax appeals on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1053 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs Other State Agencies |
Relating to the management of state contracts, including the establishment of the contract management division of the Legislative Budget Board. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1069 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy Environmental |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to collect, process, and deliver landfill-generated gas. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1118 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental |
Relating to the cost of goods sold for purposes of the franchise tax for certain zoos and aquariums. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1125 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Transportation |
Relating to the application of the motor vehicle sales tax to the sale of a new motor vehicle to certain manufacturers or distributors. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1158 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Crime Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to a county jail sales and use tax; authorizing a tax. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1248 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that employ certain students in certain paid internship or similar programs. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1225 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to the retention and use of sales tax revenue collected by certain retailers to provide job training and placement services to certain persons. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1275 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for taxable items used to make certain home improvements for certain disabled veterans. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1226 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Other |
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment used for digital audio broadcasting. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1249 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to a sales and use exemption for ink cartridges for a limited period. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1154 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to the deadline for filing an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1215 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Executive Branch Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to a study of the feasibility and benefits to this state of abolishing the property tax assistance division of the office of the comptroller of public accounts and transferring its powers and duties to an independent agency. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1136 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Judiciary |
Relating to the compensation of presiding judges of administrative judicial regions. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1285 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory. | 03/18/2015 |
| SJR 47 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Legislative Affairs Recreation State Agencies |
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. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1366 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to the allocation to the Parks and Wildlife Department of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1347 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Recreation |
Relating to the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1420 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to notices of appraised value sent to property owners by the chief appraisers of appraisal districts. | 03/18/2015 |
| SJR 46 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Senior Issues |
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes, providing for the increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation in homestead values, and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of a disabled or elderly person to reflect the increased exemption amounts. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1277 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to training and education for state agency administrators and employees. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1291 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies |
Relating to the collection, administration, and enforcement of state taxes and fees. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1276 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and assessments. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1328 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation in homestead values, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of a disabled or elderly person to reflect the increased exemption amounts, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1356 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Public Services |
Relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain water-efficient products for a limited period. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1433 | Legislative Affairs Other State Agencies |
Relating to the identification of programs and activities in the general appropriations bill and the review of state agency performance and rules. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1371 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Health Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to imposing a tax on certain sweetened beverages and ingredients used to make certain sweetened beverages; providing a penalty. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1391 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Health Transportation |
Relating to a sales tax imposed on the purchase of certain health care supplies. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1394 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Housing and Property Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the presentation of evidence in appraisal review board hearings on protests. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1368 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Military State Agencies |
Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1396 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Transportation |
Relating to the sales and use taxation of aircraft. | 03/18/2015 |
| SJR 50 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation structures used to store certain implements of husbandry. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1379 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of structures used primarily to store implements of husbandry. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1364 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to electronic filing of certain reports. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1280 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1380 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy Municipal and County Issues Other Transportation |
Relating to the exemption of municipalities, certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities, and regional transit authorities from certain motor fuel taxes. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1493 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to emergency medical air transportation funding. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1452 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Judiciary Municipal and County Issues Technology and Communication |
Relating to the power of a commissioners court to authorize ad valorem tax sales of real property to be conducted by means of online auctions. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 2004 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Executive Branch Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to deferred maintenance funding for state facilities. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1468 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Technology and Communication |
Relating to certain communications regarding the appointment or conduct of certain appraisal review board members; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1469 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Housing and Property |
Relating to regular reapplication for certain pollution control exemptions from ad valorem taxation granted for certain property. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1680 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the procedure for the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate by a taxing unit. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1581 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Other State Agencies |
Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1527 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies |
Relating to the duty of the comptroller to report sales and use tax information to certain taxing entities. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1515 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Technology and Communication |
Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to a data center from the state sales and use tax. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1614 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1536 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1512 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1725 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Executive Branch Housing and Property |
Relating to notice of excess proceeds following an ad valorem tax sale. | 03/23/2015 |
| SJR 56 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation by one or more political subdivisions of this state a person's inventory. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1688 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Other Resolutions |
Relating to the Memorial Day weekend sales tax exemption period. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1657 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers State Agencies |
Relating to approval of the issuance of tax and revenue anticipation notes. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1694 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1720 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Other Transportation |
Relating to ready-mix concrete trucks. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1712 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to additional state aid for tax reduction provided to certain school districts. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1693 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property |
Relating to the exemption of certain inventory from ad valorem taxation by a school district. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1692 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the establishment of a limit on the maximum ad valorem tax rate of a county or municipality for a tax year based on inflation and the rate of population growth. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1687 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Other |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by charitable organizations that engage in or support the planting, growing, cultivation, or maintenance of trees in public areas. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1615 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the qualifications required of an appraisal district employee in order to testify as to the value of real property in certain ad valorem tax appeals. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1739 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Technology and Communication |
Relating to the procedure by which the assessor for a taxing unit is required to provide certain ad valorem tax-related information to a property owner or the owner's agent. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1736 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1800 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Recreation |
Relating to the computation of cost of goods for purposes of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1732 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education State Agencies |
Relating to state contracting standards and oversight for purchases made by certain state agencies and institutions of higher education. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1783 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Technology and Communication |
Relating to apportionment of certain receipts of a broadcaster under the franchise tax. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1793 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Senior Issues |
Relating to the exemption of certain mobility items and daily general use items for the elderly to be exempted from sales taxes. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1782 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Science and Medical Research |
Relating to the status of separate legal entities for purposes of the sales and use tax on aircraft. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1835 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Military Transportation |
Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle use tax for motor vehicles brought into this state by certain current or former military personnel. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1854 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Other |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by the National Hispanic Institute. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1927 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to the investment of a portion of the economic stabilization fund balance. | 03/25/2015 |
| SJR 57 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Senior Issues |
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and extending the number of days that certain tangible personal property that is exempt from ad valorem taxation due to its temporary location in this state may remain located in this state before forfeiting the right to the exemption. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1993 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1843 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Welfare and Poverty |
Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to indigent residents of the county. | 03/25/2015 |
| SJR 61 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues Welfare and Poverty |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to indigent residents of the county. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1933 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Other |
Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for items sold through a vending machine operated by certain nonprofit organizations. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1981 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the eligibility of persons to participate in an ad valorem tax sale of real property. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1809 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to ad valorem tax protests and appeals. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1821 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Military |
Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1860 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Transportation |
Relating to the definition of "heavy equipment" for purposes of the ad valorem taxation of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1832 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the contents of a notice of appraised value sent to a property owner by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1849 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the deposit of certain amounts to the credit of the Texas emissions reduction plan fund. | 03/25/2015 |
| SJR 60 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Legislative Affairs Military |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1808 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Other State Agencies |
Relating to the confidentiality and use of information related to a taxpayer subject to audit by the comptroller. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1985 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy Housing and Property |
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of a real property interest in oil or gas in place. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1850 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Transportation |
Relating to a sales tax exemption for the rental of equipment used in the construction or improvement of a road or highway for a governmental entity. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1983 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of pollution control property. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1807 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Campaign Finance and Election Issues Executive Branch |
Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes; authorizing a fee. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1996 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes imposed on certain residence homesteads. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 217 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Legislative Affairs Other State Agencies |
Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of certain agencies and to the requirements applicable to, and the oversight of, those agencies. | 03/30/2015 |
| SB 2006 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate. | 03/30/2015 |
| SB 2029 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the expiration of the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance in certain municipalities. | 04/01/2015 |
| HB 1 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
General Appropriations Bill. | 04/07/2015 |
| SJR 68 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Senior Issues State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to make a one-time transfer of money from the economic stabilization fund to the trust fund of the Employees Retirement System of Texas. | 04/08/2015 |
| HB 2 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. | 04/08/2015 |
| HB 5 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs Other State Agencies |
Relating to strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies and programs. | 04/21/2015 |
| HB 903 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the investment of a percentage of the economic stabilization fund balance in excess of the sufficient balance. | 04/21/2015 |
| HB 8 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the deposit of money received from the federal government and the authority of the comptroller concerning related funds and accounts. | 04/23/2015 |
| HJR 8 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate certain money to the purpose of retiring state debt early. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 275 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products. | 04/27/2015 |
| HB 1378 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Campaign Finance and Election Issues Education |
Relating to the fiscal transparency and accountability of political subdivisions. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 1933 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 2089 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Other |
Relating to the repeal of certain occupational license fees and taxes. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 2400 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Transportation |
Relating to the sale of a new motor vehicle to certain manufacturers or distributors. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 2083 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the determination of the appraised value of property for purposes of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 1463 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the procedure for canceling an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of an individual who is 65 years of age or older. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 376 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Housing and Property |
Relating to the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land if a change in use of the land occurs. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 806 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Social Issues |
Relating to proof of eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a person. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1022 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to the eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of certain persons with a life estate in the homestead property. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1129 | Judiciary Other |
Relating to an exemption from the attorney occupation tax for attorneys exclusively offering pro bono legal services. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 706 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Energy |
Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property on which a solar or wind-powered energy device is installed or constructed. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 1953 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the deadline for counties and municipalities to provide notice of a proposed property tax rate. | 05/05/2015 |
| HJR 75 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Military |
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 100 percent or totally disabled veteran who died before the law authorizing a residence homestead exemption for such a veteran took effect. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 994 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy Environmental |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to collect, process, and deliver landfill-generated gas. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 992 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Housing and Property Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 7 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to certain fiscal matters affecting governmental entities; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain taxes, assessments, surcharges, and fees. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 2293 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to the certification by the comptroller to the commissioner of education of the taxable value of property in each school district. | 05/06/2015 |
| HJR 111 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using revenues, other money, or account or fund balances dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes or for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 3337 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to training and education for state agency administrators and employees. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 6 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes State Agencies |
Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 2853 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 120 | Crime Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Texas Division of Emergency Management for certain division personnel. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 2521 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Energy Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the allocation and use of payments received under oil and gas leases of land owned by the state for a county road. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1841 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Insurance |
Relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to certain insurance services. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 31 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 32 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies |
Relating to the computation and rates of the franchise tax; decreasing tax rates. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 3230 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the determination of eligible costs and expenses for purposes of the franchise tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic structures. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1900 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental State Agencies |
Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1464 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the procedure for determining that certain land is no longer eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural or open-space land. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 157 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the rates of sales and use taxes imposed by municipalities; authorizing an increase or decrease in the rate of those taxes. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 158 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Recreation |
Relating to the allocation and use of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 2826 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Education |
Relating to the eligibility of certain property located in multiple school districts for a limitation on appraised value for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 1261 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the comptroller's report on the effect of certain tax provisions. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 2844 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property |
Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to the lease or rental to a full service event business of certain tangible personal property. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 2507 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Other Technology and Communication |
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment used for digital audio broadcasting. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 15 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Executive Branch Legislative Affairs Other State Agencies Technology and Communication Transportation |
Relating to the management and oversight of state contracts, including contracts for information technology commodity items. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 1871 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce State Agencies |
Relating to the duty of the comptroller to report sales and use tax information to certain taxing entities. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 2341 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to the retention and use of sales tax revenue collected by certain retailers to provide job training and placement services to certain persons; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 2731 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Other Transportation |
Relating to the exemption of nonprofit ambulance companies from motor fuel taxes. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 1551 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Public Services |
Relating to money distributed by the School Land Board to the available school fund or to the State Board of Education for investment in the permanent school fund. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 1101 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to extending the period over which the balance of the system benefit fund is to be eliminated. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 1905 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Recreation Transportation |
Relating to certain state and local taxes, including ad valorem taxes, and to the repeal of certain of those taxes. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2896 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Technology and Communication |
Relating to apportionment of certain receipts of a broadcaster under the franchise tax. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 4062 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to limitations on the percentage of money awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas for certain uses. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 4034 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy |
Relating to the dedication of revenue derived from the tax levied on crude petroleum production. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2712 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to large data center projects from the sales and use tax. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 2691 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy State Agencies |
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption and an oil and gas severance tax credit for the use of alternative base fluids in energized fracturing operations; imposing a civil penalty. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 3077 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to funding for trauma facilities, emergency medical services, and emergency medical air transportation. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 2313 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Other |
Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for items sold by certain nonprofit organizations through a vending machine; adding a provision subject to a criminal offense. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 633 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Other |
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain health care supplies. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 1995 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Public Services |
Relating to the authority to modify an ad valorem tax abatement agreement to extend the abatement period if a disaster prevents the property owner from complying with the agreement. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 2212 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Recreation Transportation |
Relating to the repeal of certain state taxes; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 2282 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Judiciary |
Relating to the procedures for protests and appeals of certain ad valorem tax determinations. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 1000 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs Science and Medical Research State Agencies |
Relating to state support for general academic teaching institutions in this state. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 1458 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Transportation |
Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 156 | Commerce Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the use of proceeds of bonds sold and delivered by a home-rule municipality for a specific purpose. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 682 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Military State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for certain military servicemembers serving on active duty. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 3036 | Health Insurance Other Public Services |
Relating to a study on the savings to the state achieved by the expansion of Medicaid managed care in regards to the number of persons served and the scope of services provided. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 114 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 849 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Guns |
Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 3484 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce |
Relating to the application of sales and use taxes to certain food items. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 3532 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Housing and Property |
Relating to access to certain confidential information provided in an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 3012 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to appraisal review boards; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 3739 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property |
Relating to preferred qualifications for serving on an appraisal review board or panel of the board that hears ad valorem tax protests concerning commercial real property in certain appraisal districts. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 3297 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Judiciary |
Relating to pretrial settlement discussions during ad valorem tax appeals. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 2318 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Transportation |
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. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 3756 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the methods and procedures used by the comptroller to determine the total taxable value of property in each school district. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 3778 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to procedures of a county tax assessor-collector for collection of dishonored checks and invoices; authorizing a fee. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 2096 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Technology and Communication |
Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to certain multi-user data centers from the sales and use tax. | 05/19/2015 |
| HB 3623 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Other |
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by the National Hispanic Institute. | 05/20/2015 |
| HB 964 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property |
Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district. | 05/21/2015 |
| HB 1625 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy Other |
Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain lightbulbs for a limited period. | 05/21/2015 |
| HB 1513 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Housing and Property |
Relating to the minimum size of a tract of land used to raise or keep bees in order for the tract to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. | 05/21/2015 |
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