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1	1	88R4280 MLH-D
2	2	By: Hall S.B. No. 511
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to prohibiting the disbursement of certain economic and
8	8	tax incentives to entities that assist, refer, or otherwise
9	9	encourage a woman to obtain an abortion.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 480.0051, Government Code, is amended to
12	12	read as follows:
13	13	Sec. 480.0051. EVENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. An event is
14	14	eligible for funding under this chapter only if:
15	15	(1) a site selection organization, after considering
16	16	through a highly competitive selection process one or more sites
17	17	not in this state, selects a site in this state for the event to be
18	18	held:
19	19	(A) one time; or
20	20	(B) if the event is scheduled under an event
21	21	contract or event support contract to be held each year for a period
22	22	of years, one time in each year;
23	23	(2) a site selection organization selects a site in
24	24	this state as:
25	25	(A) the sole site for the event; or
26	26	(B) the sole site for the event in a region
27	27	composed of this state and one or more adjoining states; [and]
28	28	(3) the event is held not more than one time in any
29	29	year in this state or an adjoining state; and
30	30	(4) the event is not organized by a local organizing
31	31	committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county that
32	32	assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an
33	33	abortion.
34	34	SECTION 2. Section 481.078(e-1), Government Code, is
35	35	amended to read as follows:
36	36	(e-1) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section,
37	37	the entity must:
38	38	(1) be in good standing under the laws of the state in
39	39	which the entity was formed or organized, as evidenced by a
40	40	certificate issued by the secretary of state or the state official
41	41	having custody of the records pertaining to entities or other
42	42	organizations formed under the laws of that state; [and]
43	43	(2) owe no delinquent taxes to a taxing unit of this
44	44	state; and
45	45	(3) not assist, refer, or otherwise encourage a woman
46	46	to obtain an abortion.
47	47	SECTION 3. Section 489.212, Government Code, is amended by
48	48	adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
49	49	(d) Money in the project account of the small business fund
50	50	may not be used to provide financing to a small business that
51	51	assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an
52	52	abortion.
53	53	SECTION 4. Section 2303.402, Government Code, is amended by
54	54	adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
55	55	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
56	56	person is not a qualified business if the person assists, refers, or
57	57	otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an abortion.
58	58	SECTION 5. Section 303.003, Labor Code, is amended by
59	59	adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
60	60	(c-1) Money from the skills development fund may not be
61	61	provided to an entity that assists, refers, or otherwise encourages
62	62	a woman to obtain an abortion.
63	63	SECTION 6. Chapter 301, Tax Code, is amended by adding
64	64	Section 301.005 to read as follows:
65	65	Sec. 301.005. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN BUSINESS ENTITIES
66	66	FOR TAX INCENTIVES. (a) In this section:
67	67	(1) "Business entity" means any entity recognized by
68	68	law through which business is conducted, including a sole
69	69	proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability
70	70	company, holding company, joint stock company, receivership, or
71	71	trust, that employs one or more employees.
72	72	(2) "Tax incentive" means an abatement, credit,
73	73	discount, exclusion, exemption, limitation on appraised value,
74	74	refund, special valuation, special accounting treatment, special
75	75	appraisal method or provision, special rate, or special method of
76	76	reporting authorized by state law or the state constitution that
77	77	relates to a tax to which this title applies.
78	78	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a
79	79	business entity is ineligible to receive a tax incentive if the
80	80	entity assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain
81	81	an abortion.
82	82	SECTION 7. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
83	83	a loan, grant, or designation made, a tax incentive received, or an
84	84	agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.
85	85	A loan, grant, or designation made, a tax incentive received, or an
86	86	agreement entered into before the effective date of this Act is
87	87	governed by the law in effect on the date the loan, grant, or
88	88	designation was made, the incentive was received, or the agreement
89	89	was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that
90	90	purpose.
91	91	SECTION 8. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
92	92	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
93	93	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
94	94	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
95	95	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.