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SJR 1, 78th 4th C.S.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide financial support for public education by creating the Texas education fund, imposing a state property tax, increasing the state general sales and use tax rate, expanding the general sales and use tax base to include certain services, increasing the state motor vehicle sales and use tax rate, abolishing the school district property tax for maintenance and operations purposes, dedicating the proceeds of any state lottery to public education, authorizing a school district property tax for the purpose of educational enrichment, and repealing the restriction on the legislature's authority to limit annual increases in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.

Chamber Action Comments  Date 
S Received by the Secretary of the Senate   05/04/2004
S Filed   05/04/2004
S Read first time   05/06/2004
S Referred to Committee of the Whole   05/06/2004
S Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .   05/10/2004
S No action taken in committee   05/10/2004
S Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .   05/11/2004
S No action taken in committee   05/11/2004
S Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .   05/12/2004
S No action taken in committee   05/12/2004
S Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .   05/13/2004
S No action taken in committee   05/13/2004
S Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .   05/14/2004
S Meeting cancelled   05/14/2004


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