83R1755 KLA-F By: Patrick S.B. No. 161 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the computation of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities that rent or lease equipment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 171.002, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows: (c-2) Subsection (c)(2) does not apply to total revenue from activities in a trade that rents or leases tangible personal property as described by Industry Group 735 of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual published by the United States Department of Labor. SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a report originally due on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.