H.B. No. 4002
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the definition of production used in determining the
  cost of goods sold for franchise tax purposes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 171.1012(a)(2), Tax Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
               (2)  "Production" means [includes] construction,
  [installation,] manufacture, development, mining, extraction,
  improvement, creation, raising, or growth.
         SECTION 2.  The amendment made by this Act to Section
  171.1012, Tax Code, is a clarification of existing law and does not
  imply that Section 171.1012, Tax Code, before the amendment made by
  this Act may be construed as inconsistent with Section 171.1012,
  Tax Code, as amended by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4002 was passed by the House on May 4,
  2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4002 was passed by the Senate on May
  19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor