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| 1 | 1 | 89R8327 CJD-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Turner H.B. No. 2511 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain | |
| 10 | 10 | energy-efficient products for a limited period. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 151.333(b), Tax Code, is amended to read | |
| 13 | 13 | as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (b) This section applies only to the following | |
| 15 | 15 | energy-efficient products: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) an air conditioner the sales price of which does | |
| 17 | 17 | not exceed $6,000; | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) a clothes washer; | |
| 19 | 19 | (3) a ceiling fan; | |
| 20 | 20 | (4) a dehumidifier; | |
| 21 | 21 | (5) a dishwasher; | |
| 22 | 22 | (6) an incandescent, [or] fluorescent, or | |
| 23 | 23 | light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulb; | |
| 24 | 24 | (7) a programmable or smart thermostat; [and] | |
| 25 | 25 | (8) a refrigerator the sales price of which does not | |
| 26 | 26 | exceed $2,000; | |
| 27 | 27 | (9) a water heater; | |
| 28 | 28 | (10) a clothes dryer; | |
| 29 | 29 | (11) a freezer; | |
| 30 | 30 | (12) a stove; | |
| 31 | 31 | (13) an attic fan; and | |
| 32 | 32 | (14) a heat pump. | |
| 33 | 33 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not | |
| 34 | 34 | affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this | |
| 35 | 35 | Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been | |
| 36 | 36 | enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the | |
| 37 | 37 | collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of | |
| 38 | 38 | the liability for those taxes. | |
| 39 | 39 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |