After the House gaveled in at 11:55 AM, a message from Governor Greg Abbott was read in which he expanded the call of the Second Called Special Session to include the following additional subjects:
- Legislation relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.
- Legislation relating to the amount of total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report.
After the Governor’s message was read, the following bills were referred to the House Committee on Ways & Means:
- HB 2 (Meyer) 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 3 (Geren) Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report
- HJR 2 (Metcalf) Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts; to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year
The House will return Tuesday, July 11 at 2:00 PM
The Senate will return Tuesday, July 11 at 3:00 PM