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2 • TAX_POLICYHarris County Municipal Utility District #157 (Harris County)

Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption

Presented in: Harris County Municipal Utility District #157 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2013-05-08
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
LS
YES
JV
Jason Valenzuela
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BN
Betty Niblett
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
PI
Perla I. Flores
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LS
Leonard Spearman, Jr.
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2013-05-08 session of Harris County Municipal Utility District #157 Board of Directors Regular Meeting.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.