House Committee on Ways and Means - 88th R.S. (2023)
Committee Members
Charges
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Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
- HJR 2 88th 2nd C.S., and SB 2 88th 2nd C.S., relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee;
- HB 5 88th R.S., the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act, relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value of certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing penalties; and
- HB 796 88th R.S., relating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district.
- HJR 2 88th 2nd C.S., and SB 2 88th 2nd C.S., relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee;
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Property Tax Relief: Study and make recommendations to build on the historic property tax relief provided by the 88th Legislature, including:
- Whether Texas’ economic performance and state tax revenues support further compression of school district tax rates;
- Whether to extend the limitation on appraised value of certain non-homestead real property past the current expiration date of December 31, 2026;
- Whether to maintain the homestead exemption at its current rate; and
- Whether to further reduce the limit on appraised value of homesteads.
- Whether Texas’ economic performance and state tax revenues support further compression of school district tax rates;
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