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| 1 | 1 | 83R1561 DDT-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Larson, Raney, et al. H.B. No. 178 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain water | |
| 8 | 8 | efficient products for a limited period. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Section 151.3335 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 151.3335. WATER EFFICIENT PRODUCTS. (a) In this | |
| 13 | 13 | section, "WaterSense product" means a product that has been | |
| 14 | 14 | designated as a WaterSense certified product under the WaterSense | |
| 15 | 15 | program operated by the United States Environmental Protection | |
| 16 | 16 | Agency, or a similar successor program. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) The sale of a WaterSense product is exempted from the | |
| 18 | 18 | taxes imposed by this chapter if the sale takes place during the | |
| 19 | 19 | period described by Section 151.333(c). | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2013, if it | |
| 21 | 21 | receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each | |
| 22 | 22 | house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. | |
| 23 | 23 | If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that | |
| 24 | 24 | date, this Act takes effect October 1, 2013. |