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| 1 | 1 | 87R1332 MCK-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cain H.B. No. 1137 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to limiting the assessment of certain fees and taxes | |
| 8 | 8 | during a declared state of disaster. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 418.0125 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 418.0125. LIMIT ON ASSESSMENT OF FEES AND TAXES. If | |
| 13 | 13 | the governor issues an executive order, proclamation, or regulation | |
| 14 | 14 | during a declared state of disaster that restricts the operation of | |
| 15 | 15 | a business or category of businesses, a business whose operation is | |
| 16 | 16 | restricted by the order, proclamation, or regulation may not be | |
| 17 | 17 | assessed any tax or fee, including a licensing fee, by this state | |
| 18 | 18 | during the time the operation of the business is restricted by the | |
| 19 | 19 | order, proclamation, or regulation. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |