89R4278 MLH-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 721
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting the disbursement of certain economic and
tax incentives to entities that assist, refer, or otherwise
encourage a woman to obtain an abortion.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 480.0051, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 480.0051. EVENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. An event is
eligible for funding under this chapter only if:
(1) a site selection organization, after considering
through a highly competitive selection process one or more sites
not in this state, selects a site in this state for the event to be
held:
(A) one time; or
(B) if the event is scheduled under an event
contract or event support contract to be held each year for a period
of years, one time in each year;
(2) a site selection organization selects a site in
this state as:
(A) the sole site for the event; or
(B) the sole site for the event in a region
composed of this state and one or more adjoining states; [and]
(3) the event is held not more than one time in any
year in this state or an adjoining state; and
(4) the event is not organized by a local organizing
committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county that
assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an
abortion.
SECTION 2. Section 481.078(e-1), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e-1) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section,
the entity must:
(1) be in good standing under the laws of the state in
which the entity was formed or organized, as evidenced by a
certificate issued by the secretary of state or the state official
having custody of the records pertaining to entities or other
organizations formed under the laws of that state; [and]
(2) owe no delinquent taxes to a taxing unit of this
state; and
(3) not assist, refer, or otherwise encourage a woman
to obtain an abortion.
SECTION 3. Section 489.212, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Money in the project account of the small business fund
may not be used to provide financing to a small business that
assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an
abortion.
SECTION 4. Section 2303.402, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
person is not a qualified business if the person assists, refers, or
otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an abortion.
SECTION 5. Section 303.003, Labor Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) Money from the skills development fund may not be
provided to an entity that assists, refers, or otherwise encourages
a woman to obtain an abortion.
SECTION 6. Chapter 301, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Section 301.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 301.005. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN BUSINESS ENTITIES
FOR TAX INCENTIVES. (a) In this section:
(1) "Business entity" means any entity recognized by
law through which business is conducted, including a sole
proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability
company, holding company, joint stock company, receivership, or
trust, that employs one or more employees.
(2) "Tax incentive" means an abatement, credit,
discount, exclusion, exemption, limitation on appraised value,
refund, special valuation, special accounting treatment, special
appraisal method or provision, special rate, or special method of
reporting authorized by state law or the state constitution that
relates to a tax to which this title applies.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a
business entity is ineligible to receive a tax incentive if the
entity assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain
an abortion.
SECTION 7. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a loan, grant, or designation made, a tax incentive received, or an
agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.
A loan, grant, or designation made, a tax incentive received, or an
agreement entered into before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the loan, grant, or
designation was made, the incentive was received, or the agreement
was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 8. 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, 2025.