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House suspends posting rule, refers dozens of bills and adopts multiple ceremonial resolutions
Summary
On Feb. 27 the Texas House approved motions to allow committee hearings, suspended the five-day posting rule for Ways and Means hearings on several bills, and adopted a series of ceremonial resolutions including recognitions for adoption, special education advocates, YMCA Youth & Government Day, and Texas Independence Day commemorations.
The Texas House on Feb. 27 took a set of floor actions that included suspending posting rules to allow a committee hearing on school tax and property exemption bills, granting committees permission to meet while the full House was in session, reading dozens of bills on first reading and referring them to committees, and adopting several ceremonial resolutions without objection.
Representative Meyer moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the House Committee on Ways and Means to hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. Monday, March 3, in Room JHR 140 on HB 8 (reduction of the maximum compressed tax rate for school districts), HB 9 (exemption from ad valorem taxation of a…
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