Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Senate Finance Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR45

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of additional general obligation bonds and notes to provide financial assistance to counties for roadway projects to serve border colonias.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR46

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide funds for affordable housing.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR49

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR48

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/21/09  
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead; and authorizing the legislature to authorize a single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities that elect to provide for consolidated equalizations.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR51

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas power source fund.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR20

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR18

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/2/09  
Voted on by Senate
4/17/09  
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the Texas Transportation Commission, subject to legislative review and approval, to designate the area adjacent to a state highway project as a transportation finance zone and dedicating the proceeds of the state sales and use taxes imposed in a transportation finance zone to the Texas Mobility Fund for certain purposes.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR21

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to ensure that this state receives the maximum federal funding available under the child health plan program.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR22

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the purposes for which revenues from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR24

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the expenditure of motor vehicle fuel taxes and registration fees for passenger rail, transit, and freight rail.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR26

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature by general law to permit counties to impose a local motor fuels tax and an additional vehicle registration fee to be used for transportation purposes.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR28

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide and guarantee loans to promote the use of renewable energy technology and the making of energy efficiency improvements.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR33

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran or the principal place of residence of the surviving minor children of such a disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR32

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision from 20 percent to 30 percent.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR34

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property.