By: Bonnen of Brazoria (Senate Sponsor - Nelson)	H.B. No. 4002
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
	May 8, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
	May 11, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 10,
	Nays 0; May 11, 2017, sent to printer.)
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	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	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.
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