06/02/06 -  HB 1 - TEA Briefing Book

05/15/06 -  HB 1 - Enrolled Version (as finally passed)
                  HB 2 - Enrolled Version (as finally passed)

05/10/06 -  HB 1 - Senate Floor Amendments

05/10/06 -  HB 5 - Senate Floor Amendments  (removed on 5/12/06)

05/09/06 -  HB 2 - Senate Committee Substitute
                  HB 2 - Senate Floor Amendment  ADOPTED (pdf - 1 pg)

05/09/06 -  SB 6  - Committee Amendments PART 1  with Index (pdf - 105 pgs)
                  SB 6  - Committee Amendments PART 2   (pdf - 79 pgs)

05/08/06 -  HB 1 - Senate Committee Substitute  (pdf - 137 pgs)

05/03/06 -  HB 1 - Prefiled Committee Amendments  (pdf- 169 pgs)

05/01/06 -  HB 2 - Senate Floor Amendments (1)

05/01/06 -  HB 1 - Senate Proposed Language (Committee Substitute)

04/30/06 -  HB 2 - Senate Committee Substitute

04/28/06 -  Senate Finance Approves HB 2 and HB 4
                   HB 2 - Senate Proposed Language
                   HB 4 - Senate Proposed Language

04/27/06 - HB 5 - Engrossed Version

04/27/06 - SB 1 - Fiscal Note - Bill Analysis
                 Companion Bill - HB56/Grusendorf (identical)

04/27/06 - HB 5 Passes to Engrossment 82-57  VOTE
                 ($1-a-pack increase in the cigarette tax)

04/26/06 - HB 1 - Engrossed Version
                 HB 2 - Engrossed Version
                       HB 3 - Engrossed Version
                       HB 4 - Engrossed Version


04/24/06 - HB 5 referred to House Ways and Means after Point of Order by        
                 Rep. Coleman stating substitute was not germane to original bill
                       House Bill Analysis

04/24/06 - HB 4 Passes House on Third Reading 80-67  VOTE
                 5 Floor Amendments Adopted
                 House Bill Analysis

04/24/06 - HB 3 Passes House on Third Reading 80-68  VOTE
                 38 Floor Amendments Adopted
                 House Bill Analysis

04/24/06 - HB 1 Passes House on Third Reading 146-2  VOTE
                  House floor amendment #2 by Geren ADOPTED - (106-40)   VOTE
                 House floor amendment #4 by Hochberg ADOPTED
                 House floor amendment #19 by Naishtat ADOPTED
                 16 Floor Amendments Adopted
                 House Bill Analysis

04/24/06 - HB 2 Passes House on Third Reading 82-66  VOTE
                  5 Floor Amendment(s) Adopted
                  House Bill Analysis

04/24/06 - Prefiled Amendments
                  HB 1 (100 pgs)

04/23/06 - Prefiled Amendments
                  HB 2 (12  pgs)
                  HB 3 (109 pgs)

04/21/06 - New School Finance Proposal by Rep. Jim Pitts Filed - HB91
                       EC Legislative Update on Proposal

04/21/06 - House Proposed Rules for HB 1, HB 2 and HB 3
                           House adopted the calendar rule for HB 1 Y:79 N:66
                House adopted the calendar rule for HB 3 Y:137 N:6
                House adopted the calendar rule for HB 2 Y:75 N:67

04/20/06 - House Ways and Means votes out HB 3, HB 4 and HB 5.
                 (Committee Substitutes)
                  HB 3 - Fiscal Note - Bill Analysis
                  HB 4 - Fiscal Note - Bill Analysis
                  HB 5 - Fiscal Note - Bill Analysis
               
04/19/06 - HB 1 was voted from Ways and Means Committee with 3               
                 amendments that will be rolled into a Substitute.
                  HB 1 Committee Substitute            
                  HB 1 Committee Amendments 1, 2 & 3
                 (The fourth--which would have preserved recapture in the property tax relief bill--was withdrawn)
                
04/17/06 - Sharp Plan Broken into Four Bills in House - Press Release
                       (Filed version of bills)
                 HB 1 - Chisum - School finance and property tax rate compressioN
                 HB 2 - Pitts - Dedicate all revenue raised to property tax relief
                 HB 3 - Keffer - Relating to the franchise tax; making an appropriation
                 HB 4 - Swinford - Relating to motor vehicle sales and use taxes
                 HB 5 - Hamric - Increases in taxes on cigarettes/other tobacco products
            
04/17/06 - Senator Shapiro files Senate Bill 1 outlining education excellence
                  initiatives for Texas public schools

04/17/06 - Proclamation by Governor Perry for Third Called Special Session

04/10/06 - Tax Bills as laid out in House Ways and Means Committee
                      ◊ Tax Reform Bill (94 pgs) 
                         ◊ Tax Relief Bill (6 pgs)  

03/29/06 - Texas Tax Reform Commission - Chairman, John Sharp
                      ◊ Committee Report
                      ◊ Tax Reform Bill (92 pgs)  ANALYSIS
                         ◊ Tax Relief Bill (5 pgs)   ANALYSIS

03/17/06 - Governor Perry Calls 3rd Special Session on School Finance
                      ◊ Press Release

11/22/05 - West Orange-Cove Lawsuit
                      ◊ Supreme Court Decision
                            ◊ Dissenting Opinion
           
 

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