| 1 | 1 | | 85R486 GRM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Guillen H.B. No. 55 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine |
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| 8 | 8 | | hygiene products for a limited period. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | by adding Section 151.3131 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 151.3131. FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. (a) In this |
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| 13 | 13 | | section, "feminine hygiene product" means tampons, panty liners, |
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| 14 | 14 | | sanitary napkins, and other similar tangible personal property sold |
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| 15 | 15 | | for the principal purpose of feminine hygiene in connection with |
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| 16 | 16 | | the menstrual cycle. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) The sale, use, or consumption of a feminine hygiene |
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| 18 | 18 | | product is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if the |
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| 19 | 19 | | feminine hygiene product is purchased during the period described |
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| 20 | 20 | | by Section 151.326(a)(2). |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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| 22 | 22 | | affect taxes imposed before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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| 23 | 23 | | law in effect before the effective date of this Act is continued in |
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| 24 | 24 | | effect for purposes of the liability for and collection of those |
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| 25 | 25 | | taxes. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2017, if it |
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| 27 | 27 | | receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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| 28 | 28 | | house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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| 29 | 29 | | If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that |
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| 30 | 30 | | date, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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