Sen. Charles Perry
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The 86th Legislative Session is off to a fast start. I have been spending a lot of time in the Senate Finance Committee hearings to help draft the states $240 billion two-year budget and visiting with constituents who come to the Texas Capitol (see pictures below).
I was honored to be named the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Water & Rural Affairs and Vice-Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee. I also serve as a member on the Agriculture Criminal Justice Finance and Transportation committees.
After holding interim committee hearings and hosting stakeholder meetings I filed a bill to create the first ever statewide flood plan and a $1.2 billion funding mechanism to help fund vital flood mitigation projects.
In addition there have been more bills filed to help the Teacher Retirement System address property tax reform put more money into education prevent and punish sexual assault and help those with mental health issues.
Meeting of the Senate Committee on Property Tax on Senate Bill 2
WHO: Senator Paul Bettencourt (Chair)
Senator Angela Paxton (Vice-Chair)
Senator Brandon Creighton
Senator Kelly Hancock
Senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa
WHAT: Senate Committee on Property Tax Hearing
WHEN: Wednesday February 6 2019 at 8:00 a.m.
WHERE: Texas State Capitol
Room E1.012
1100 Congress Avenue
Austin TX 78701
The committee will organize adopt rules discuss schedule and consider the following:
Senate Bill 2 - The Texas Property Tax Reform and Relief Act
- The Committee will gavel in at 8:00am to organize adopt rules discuss schedule and hear invited testimony until the Senate convenes at 10:00am. The public can follow the process at: https://senate.texas.gov/av-live.php.
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Public Testimony:
(will start no earlier than 12:30pm or 30 minutes after the State of the
Judiciary)
Oral testimony is limited to 3 minutes. If providing written testimony
bring 20 copies with your name on each copy to the Assistant Clerk
during the hearing.
- Witness registration for ORAL testimony will close at 3pm. However you may register a position or provide written testimony only at any point during the hearing.
