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Committee hears bills to standardize tax refunds and improve ballot and reporting transparency for local debt
Summary
The committee considered technical bills to standardize how property‑tax refunds are requested and paid, to require source citations on tax calculations, and to strengthen ballot and borrowing transparency for voter‑approved debt.
The committee also heard a group of bills relating to tax administration and local fiscal transparency.
Senate Bill 402 would require the comptroller to adopt a uniform form to request that a property tax refund be mailed to a specific address; the sponsor, Senator Paxton, said the standardized form reduces confusion among multiple taxing entities and would streamline refunds. Michael Androw, CPA, testified…
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