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By: Darby (Senate Sponsor - Bettencourt) |
H.B. No. 3103 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017; |
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May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; |
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May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 12, |
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Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of this state to tax tangible personal |
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property that is used continually in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.01, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) For purposes of Subsection (c)(3), property is |
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considered to be used continually, whether regularly or |
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irregularly, in this state if the property is used in this state |
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three or more times on regular routes or for three or more completed |
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assignments occurring in close succession throughout the year. For |
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purposes of this subsection, a series of events are considered to |
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occur in close succession throughout the year if they occur in |
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sequence within a short period at intervals from the beginning to |
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the end of the year. |
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SECTION 2. The amendments made by this Act are a |
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clarification of existing law and do not imply that existing law may |
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be construed as inconsistent with the law as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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