88R22695 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(7), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(7) "Qualified employee" means a person who:
(A) is a resident of this state;
(B) works for a qualified business;
(C) [(B)] receives wages from the qualified
business from which employment taxes are deducted; and
(D) [(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 off-site, the person is assigned [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(7)(D), Government Code, as added 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.