88R5908 SRA-F
By: Craddick H.B. No. 2644
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of qualified employee for purposes of
the enterprise zone program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2303.003, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subdivision (7) to read as follows:
(7) "Qualified employee" means a person who:
(A) works for a qualified business;
(B) receives wages from the qualified business
from which employment taxes are deducted; and
(C) performs at least 50 percent of the person's
service for the business at the qualified business site, or if the
person engages in [the transportation of goods or] services
offsite, the person reports to the qualified business site and
resides within 50 miles of the qualified business site.
SECTION 2. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, Section 2303.003, Government Code, as amended by this Act,
applies to an application for an enterprise project designation
under the enterprise zone program under Chapter 2303, Government
Code, as amended by this Act, that is submitted on or after the
effective date of this Act. An application for an enterprise
project designation under the enterprise zone program that is
submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(b) Section 2303.003, Government Code, as amended by this
Act, applies to an enterprise project that is under audit or subject
to audit by the comptroller of public accounts on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2023.