Bill Text: TX HB2482 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to a study to determine the reasons major manufacturers have chosen to invest in other states after considering development in this state.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB2482 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2482-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 2482 | ||
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| relating to a study to determine the reasons major manufacturers | ||
| have chosen to invest in other states after considering development | ||
| in this state. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. In this Act, "major manufacturer" means a person | ||
| that: | ||
| (1) is engaged in the business of manufacturing; | ||
| (2) invested $1 million or more in developing, | ||
| expanding, or maintaining manufacturing operations in another | ||
| state after September 1, 2011, and before September 1, 2014; and | ||
| (3) was offered economic incentives by the state or a | ||
| local government related to developing, expanding, or maintaining | ||
| manufacturing operations in this state before choosing to make that | ||
| investment. | ||
| SECTION 2. The comptroller of public accounts shall conduct | ||
| a study on the reasons major manufacturers have chosen to invest in | ||
| other states after the manufacturers were offered economic | ||
| incentives by the state or a local government to develop in this | ||
| state. The study may include examining those reasons specific to | ||
| the economic incentives that were offered and to the promotion of | ||
| manufacturing development. The comptroller's office shall solicit | ||
| interviews with an executive of each major manufacturer that | ||
| declined the incentives. The interviews must address | ||
| recommendations for this state to effectively compete with other | ||
| states in promoting manufacturing development. | ||
| SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2014, the comptroller | ||
| of public accounts shall provide a report on the results of the | ||
| study, including an analysis of the results, to the speaker of the | ||
| house of representatives, the lieutenant governor, the governor, | ||
| and each standing committee of the legislature that has relevant | ||
| jurisdiction. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act expires January 1, 2015. | ||
| SECTION 5. 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, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 2482 was passed by the House on May 2, | ||
| 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 4, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 2482 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
