By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 1356
(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2015; March 18, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 22, 2015,
reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 3;
April 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain
water-efficient products for a limited period.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended
by adding Section 151.3335 to read as follows:
Sec. 151.3335. WATER-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS. (a) In this
section, "WaterSense product" means a product that has been
designated as a WaterSense certified product under the WaterSense
program operated by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency, or a similar successor program.
(b) The sale of a WaterSense product is exempted from the
taxes imposed by this chapter if the sale takes place during the
period described by Section 151.333(c).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2015, if it
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that
date, this Act takes effect October 1, 2015.
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