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Votes at a glance: Senate Committee on Finance actions
Summary
Summary of committee motions and roll-call outcomes from the Senate Committee on Finance meeting, including bills and resolutions advanced to the full Senate.
The Senate Committee on Finance took several procedural and reporting actions during the meeting. Key outcomes:
- Senate Bill 15 74 (committee substitute): Reported favorably to the full Senate. Committee recorded vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays. Sponsor: Senator Zaffirini; committee substitute broadened eligibility and removed merit-pay language.
- Senate Bill 2774: Reported favorably to the full Senate with recommendation that it do pass and be printed. Committee recorded vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays. Sponsor: Senator Hinojosa; bill amends the Texas Tax Code to add industrial uniform and linen rental activities to the retail trade definition for franchise tax purposes.
- Senate Bill 28 73 (committee substitute, by Comptroller's office): Committee substitute adopted and reported favorably to the full Senate; recorded vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays. The measure clarifies electronic filing requirements for taxpayers (committee-record summary).
- Senate Bill 2,900 (committee substitute): Committee substitute adopted and reported favorably to the full Senate; recorded vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays. The substitute narrows and repeals certain advisory committees in statute, including an investment advisory committee tied to the Tobacco Settlement Permanent Trust Account and the Broadband Board of Advisors (committee summary).
- HJR4 (proposed constitutional amendment): Reported favorably to the full Senate; recorded vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays. Sponsor: Senator Parker; would prohibit the Legislature from imposing new taxes on the transfer of securities or the processing of financial transactions if adopted.
Notes: Several items were presented as committee substitutes and adopted at the table. Some items (for example Senate Bill 1211 on fracking water-use exemptions) received substantive testimony and were left pending for further fiscal analysis rather than being reported during this session.
Ending: The committee advanced multiple items to the full Senate by unanimous recorded votes; items with unresolved fiscal questions were left pending for further analysis.
