Tick-Tock Goes the Legislative Clock
May 9, 2021 | Texas
There are 25 days left in the Texas legislative session.
Texas House of Representatives
- Convenes at 10 a.m.
- Will consider 93 bills total, 47 for the first time (CALENDAR)
- HB 1566 – State Rep. Jim Murphy (R–Houston) – Extends Ch. 313 tax abatements for 10 years
- HB 4242 – State Rep. Morgan Meyer (R–Dallas) – Extends Ch. 313 tax abatements for two years
- HB 1632 – State Rep. Geanie Morrison (R–Victoria) – Creates TX Music Incubator Program allowing eligible music venues and music festival promoters to apply for a rebate of mixed beverage gross receipts and sales taxes paid for up to $100K. It has a negative fiscal note of $20M+. Its Senate companion, SB 609 – State Sen. Carol Alvarado (D–Houston), will likely be substituted as it passed the Senate a few weeks ago….
(Excerpts from Texas Scorecard)
