Posts tagged "Hurricane Harvey"

House Committee on Appropriations: HB1 and SB500

Tom Valentine

March 18, 2019

The Committee met to consider the following. HB 1 Zerwas General Appropriations Bill. The committee substitute contains all of the items of appropriation and riders that were previously adopted. The bill spends $114.6 billion GR which is well under the Comptroller’s Biennial Revenue Estimate of $119.1 billion. It contains about $2 billion from the economic stabilization fund (ESF) out of the $15.4 billion ESF. HB1 is within all four constitutional spending limits. The Chair stated that it provides:
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Texas State Senate: S.B. 500 Passes to Engrossment

Tom Valentine

March 13, 2019

Budget

The Full Senate took up SB500 (Committee Report) by Nelson, relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction, including direction regarding reimbursement, and adjustment authority regarding…
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Texas House of Representatives: Committee on Appropriations

Tom Valentine

January 28, 2019

Budget

The House Appropriations Committee met to hear testimony on the following:

2020-2021 Biennial Revenue Estimate
Economic Stabilization Fund
Spending Limits
State Debt
House Budget Recommendations
Hurricane Harvey Recovery
Other budget matters

Legislative Budget Board: Adoption of Spending Limit for 2020-2021

Tom Valentine

January 11, 2019

Budget

The Legislative Budget Board met to set the 2020-21 spending limitation. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Speaker of the House Bonnen Approve minutes of November…
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