TX SB1543 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature

Texas Senate Bill 1543 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-03 - Left pending in committee
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to indigent residents of the county.

Title

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-03	Senate	Left pending in committee
2017-04-03	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2017-04-03	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2017-03-21	Senate	Referred to Finance
2017-03-21	Senate	Read first time
2017-03-08	Senate	Filed
2017-03-08	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Same As/Similar To

SJR52 (Enabling for) 2017-04-03 - Left pending in committee

Subjects

County Government
County Government--General
Health
Health Care Providers
Health--Indigent Health Care
PHYSICIANS
Property Interests
Property Interests--Homestead
Taxation
Taxation--County
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Exemptions

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SB1543
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/SB01543I.htm