S.B. No. 550
AN ACT
relating to the sale or assignment of tax credits for the certified
rehabilitation of certified historic structures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 171.908, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) An entity to which all or part of a credit is sold or
assigned and that is subject to a premium tax imposed under Chapter
221, 222, 223, or 224, Insurance Code, may claim all or part of the
credit against that tax. The provisions of this subchapter,
including provisions relating to the total amount of the credit
that may be claimed for a report, the carryforward of the credit,
and the sale or assignment of the credit, apply with respect to a
credit claimed against a tax imposed under Chapter 221, 222, 223, or
224, Insurance Code, to the same extent those provisions apply to a
credit claimed against the tax imposed under this chapter. An
entity claiming all or part of a credit as authorized by this
subsection is not required to pay any additional retaliatory tax
levied under Chapter 281, Insurance Code, as a result of claiming
that credit.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately 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 immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 550 passed the Senate on
March 28, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 550 passed the House on
April 20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 5, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor