我们今年在德州国会大厦的工作还没有结束.

85届常会后th 德克萨斯州议会于5月29日闭幕. Greg 阿伯特 called the state’s lawmakers back to Austin for a special session, which started July 18.

德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® will continue to advocate for Texas real estate 消费者 to ensure their interests are protected.

议程上有什么
政府. 阿伯特 called the special session so lawmakers would pass legislation known as “sunset” bills that weren’t passed during the regular session. This legislation will allow certain state agencies to continue operating after they were reviewed by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.

7月20日,奥巴马政府宣布. 阿伯特 增加了19个其他问题,包括6个与2021十大正规彩票app相关的问题.

焦油的立场
德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® 第85届德州议会的立法优先事项-可在mxrdf.com/issues—will continue to guide TAR’s advocacy efforts during the special session.

Here’s where TAR stands, or what we expect to happen, on the six real estate-related issues:

  • 学校财政改革委员会: TAR applauds the governor for asking the Legislature to create a commission that would recommend improvements to the public school finance system. TAR believes it’s time for a comprehensive review of the public school finance system and the franchise tax (also known as the business tax) and their impact on local property 税.
  • 物业税改革: TAR will continue to advocate for more honesty and transparency in the process local taxing entities use to set property tax rates. 在85年期间,这一直是德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人的优先事项th 德州议会. These were addressed in TAR-supported Senate Bill 669 as passed by the House; however, the Legislature didn’t ultimately pass comprehensive property tax reform in the regular session.
  • Preventing cities from regulating what property owners do with trees on private land: 在常会期间, 西藏自治区支持参议院744号法案, which would have allowed private-property owners to apply for a credit from their city to offset fees associated with removing trees from their own property. 然而,政府. 阿伯特 vetoed the bill because he said it didn’t go far enough to protect private-property owners. TAR hopes that similar legislation will make its way through the special session.
  • Preventing local governments from changing rules midway through construction projects: TAR welcomes any opportunity to enhance or expand protections afforded to property owners seeking to develop their property.
  • 加快地方政府审批流程; TAR supports legislation that fosters the state’s pro-business environment.
  • 市政合并改革: TAR anticipates legislation will be filed that requires cities to have voter approval to annex an area. Similar legislation was debated during the regular session, but it didn’t ultimately pass.

如何保持在循环中
特别会议可能持续30天,但也可以更短. 立法程序进展迅速——法案可以向前推进, 做些修改, 或者在几小时内被杀.

保持最新的最好方法是订阅TAR 立法联络 通讯在 mxrdf.com/liaison.

这个每周文摘解释公共政策, 政治, 以及从德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人®角度来看的监管变化.

需要定期复习?
85届常会th 德州议会 had several important successes for Texas real estate 消费者, 包括加强信息披露, 收费禁令, 这也是让更多的房主获得房屋权益的一种方式.

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