HB 8

Otto Williams

Relating to certain studies and reviews of appraisal districts conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 236

Rodriguez Watson

Relating to the procedures to obtain an exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax for motor vehicles driven by persons who have orthopedic handicaps.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 406

Rodriguez Carona

Relating to the disposition of excess proceeds of a tax sale of real property or foreclosure of a tax lien on real property.

Companions:

SB 471 Carona (Identical)   4-16-09 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate Finance

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 422

Guillen Lucio

Relating to information provided by a person applying for a state tax permit or license.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 523

Giddings Fraser

Relating to the contents of a receipt issued for payment of a good or service.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 527

Leibowitz Zaffirini

Relating to the removal of an appointed emergency services district board member by a county commissioners court.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 536

Anchia Van de Putte

Relating to the voter registration of a person who submits a federal postcard application to vote in an election.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 677

Hartnett Wentworth

Relating to violations of laws administered and enforced by the Texas Ethics Commission and to sworn complaints alleging such violations.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 719

Flynn Duncan

Relating to polling places for certain elections.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 770

Howard, Donna Jackson, Mike

Relating to ad valorem tax relief for an owner of certain property, including a residence homestead that is rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 986

Villarreal Hinojosa

Relating to the appeal of ad valorem tax determinations.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1030

Callegari Ellis

Relating to the protest or appeal of ad valorem tax matters.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1038

Paxton Patrick, Dan

Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for purposes of ad valorem taxation.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 1286

Eiland Huffman

Relating to the issuance of Save Our Beaches specialty license plates.

Companions:

SB 924 Huffman (Identical)   3- 9-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Transportation and Homeland Security

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1407

Geren Davis, Wendy

Relating to the redemption of real property sold at an ad valorem tax sale.

Companions:

SB 1469 Davis, Wendy (Identical)   3-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1465

Paxton Wentworth

Relating to the joinder of a tax lien transferee in a suit to collect a delinquent ad valorem tax.

Companions:

SB 2201 Wentworth (Identical)   4-23-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1749

Bonnen Hegar

Relating to the issuance of marine conservation specialty license plates.

Companions:

SB 735 Hegar (Identical)   2-25-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Transportation and Homeland Security

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2238

Hamilton Eltife

Relating to the regulation of manufactured housing.

Companions:

SB 1856 Eltife (Identical)   3-24-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2317

Villarreal Seliger

Relating to appraisal review board members.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2438

McCall Carona

Relating to requirement regarding motor vehicle retail installment transaction.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2553

Hilderbran Davis, Wendy

Relating to the registration and operation of certain motor vehicles.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2555

Hilderbran Ogden

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property acquired to provide low-income housing or used for charitable purposes.

Companions:

SB 1591 Ogden (Identical)   4-29-09 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2591

Thompson Hegar

Relating to the regulation of property tax consultants.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2628

Rodriguez Watson

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization and used in providing housing and related services to certain individuals.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 2654

Oliveira Averitt

Relating to imposition of the motor vehicle sales tax on motor vehicles transferred as the result of a gift.

Companions:

SB 1357 Lucio (Identical)   4-20-09 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2854

Hughes Deuell

Relating to license plates created by the Texas Department of Transportation for professional firefighters.

Companions:

SB 2415 Deuell (Identical)   3-31-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Transportation and Homeland Security

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2941

Paxton Williams

Relating to the disclosure of certain ad valorem tax appraisal information and other confidential information.

Companions:

SB 1494 Williams (Identical)   3-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3206

Edwards Ellis

Relating to the implementation of the exemption from ad valorem taxation for pollution control property.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3433

Menendez Watson

Relating to the extended registration of a fleet of motor vehicles.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3593

McReynolds Van de Putte

Relating to the issuance of license plates to disabled veterans.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3611

Otto Williams

Relating to the consolidation of appraisal review boards.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 3612

Otto Williams

Relating to the creation of a pilot program that allows taxpayer appeals from certain appraisal review board determinations in certain counties to be heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 3613

Otto Williams

Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3857

Herrero Hinojosa

Relating to foreclosure of liens on real property and certain personal property owned by members or dependents of the military.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3896

Oliveira Seliger

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county to enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 4064

Gonzalez Toureilles Hinojosa

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for cancer of unknown primary origin awareness.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HJR 36

Otto Williams

Ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead; authorizing a single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities.

Companions:

SJR 48 Williams (Identical)   5- 1-09 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means

Last Action:

11- 3-09 G Election date

SB 90

Van de Putte Geren

Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

Companions:

HB 174 King, Susan (Identical)   2-23-09 H Rereferred to Committee on House Defense and Veteran's Affairs

Last Action:

5- 5-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 161

Ellis Harper-Brown

Relating to specialty license plates supporting the Safe Routes to School Program.

Companions:

HB 1834 Harper-Brown (Identical)   4- 2-09 H Committee action pending House Transportation

Last Action:

5-27-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 543

Carona Harless

Relating to certain possessory liens.

Companions:

HB 1631 Harless (Identical)   5- 5-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 543

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 575

Davis, Wendy Shelton

Relating to the time for dissolution of crime control and prevention districts and to certain taxes imposed by such districts or by fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services districts.

Companions:

HB 817 Shelton (Identical)   5-12-09 S Received in the Senate - Referred to Senate Committee on Administration

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 771

Williams Otto

Relating to the determination of the value of property for ad valorem tax purposes, including appeals through binding arbitration of appraisal review board orders determining protests of property value determinations.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

SB 798

Carona Jackson, Jim

Relating to refunds of overpayments or erroneous payments of ad valorem taxes.

Companions:

HB 1247 Jackson, Jim (Identical)   5- 4-09 H Committee action pending House Ways and Means

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

SB 801

Hegar Homer

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land used for wildlife management.

Last Action:

1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

SB 873

Harris Otto

Relating to a requirement that certain appraisal districts provide for electronic filing of and electronic communications regarding a protest of appraised value by the owner of a residence homestead.

Last Action:

1- 1-11 G Earliest effective date

SB 1024

Ogden Brown, Fred

Relating to authority of a school district to mail a tax bill with an adopted rate that is higher than the district's rollback tax rate before the date of a rollback election.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1068

Wentworth Gallego

Relating to allowing a governmental body to redact certain personal information under the public information law without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general.

Last Action:

6- 4-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1152

Hinojosa Anchia

Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a courthouse.

Companions:

HB 1359 Anchia (Identical)   5-15-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1152

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1359

Seliger Rose

Relating to forfeiture of remedy for nonpayment of ad valorem taxes.

Companions:

HB 1202 Rose (Identical)   4-16-09 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1458

Seliger Swinford

Relating to the authority of certain taxing units to enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement.

Companions:

HB 1605 Swinford (Identical)   3- 2-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Ways and Means

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1616

Wentworth Phillips

Relating to the fees for and issuance of certain license plates.

Companions:

HB 2982 Phillips (Identical)   4- 2-09 H Committee action pending House Transportation

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1617

Wentworth Smith, Wayne

Relating to the titling and registration of certain motor vehicles.

Companions:

HB 2863 Smith, Wayne (Identical)   3-17-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Transportation

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1759

Watson Pickett

Relating to the extended registration of a commercial fleet of motor vehicles.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1813

Duncan Chisum

Relating to the exception from required public disclosure of certain appraisal district records.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1965

Harris Geren

Relating to the regulation of retail installment contracts for commercial vehicles.

Companions:

HB 4361 Geren (Identical)   5-15-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1965

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date