Bill Text: TX HR3494 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1905.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR3494 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR3494-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 3494 |
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of | ||
Texas, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, That House Rule 13, | ||
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, | ||
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to | ||
resolve the differences on House Bill 1905 (certain state and local | ||
taxes, including ad valorem taxes, and the repeal of certain of | ||
those taxes) to consider and take action on the following matters: | ||
(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit | ||
the committee to add text on matters not included in either the | ||
house or senate version of the bill by adding the following new | ||
provisions to the bill: | ||
SECTION 3. Section 2001.103(d), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) An organization operating under a temporary license is | ||
subject to: | ||
(1) the [ |
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chapter; and | ||
(2) the other provisions of this chapter to the extent | ||
they can be made applicable. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 2001.312, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2001.312. FAILURE TO FILE [ |
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person is not eligible for a license or a license renewal unless all | ||
required reports [ |
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been filed under this chapter. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 2001.355(b), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) Before temporarily suspending a license, the director | ||
of bingo operations must follow any prehearing rules adopted by the | ||
commission to determine if the license holder's continued operation | ||
may constitute: | ||
(1) an immediate threat to the health, safety, morals, | ||
or welfare of the public; or | ||
(2) a financial loss to this state, which includes a | ||
license holder's failure to remit [ |
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prize fee payments under Section 2001.502 to the commission as | ||
required by that section [ |
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SECTION 6. Section 2001.437(a), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) If the unit accounting agreement of a unit states that a | ||
unit manager is responsible for compliance with commission rules | ||
and this chapter, the unit manager is responsible for: | ||
(1) the filing of one quarterly report for the unit on | ||
a form prescribed by the commission; and | ||
(2) the payment of [ |
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maintenance of the bingo inventory and financial records of the | ||
unit. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 2001.438(f), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(f) Each licensed authorized organization that is a member | ||
of the unit shall be jointly and severally liable for: | ||
(1) compliance with the requirements of this | ||
subchapter and the rules of the commission relating to the filing of | ||
required reports; | ||
(2) the maintenance of bingo inventory and financial | ||
records; and | ||
(3) the payment of [ |
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imposed for a violation of this subchapter or commission rules | ||
related to the operations of the unit. | ||
SECTION 8. The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 2001, | ||
Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER K. [ |
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SECTION 9. Section 2001.504, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2001.504. PAYMENT AND REPORTING OF [ |
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A [ |
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is due and is payable by the license holder or a person conducting | ||
bingo without a license to the commission quarterly on or before the | ||
25th day of the month succeeding each calendar quarter. | ||
(b) The report of the [ |
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under oath on forms prescribed by the commission. | ||
(c) The commission shall adopt rules for the payment of the | ||
fee on prizes [ |
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(d) A license holder required to file a report of the fee on | ||
prizes [ |
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with the net amount of the fee [ |
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SECTION 10. Section 2001.508, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2001.508. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY OR REPORT. (a) | ||
If a person fails to file a report of the fee on prizes [ |
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required by this chapter or fails to pay to the commission the fee | ||
on prizes [ |
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amount due as a penalty, and after the first 30 days, the person | ||
forfeits an additional five percent. | ||
(b) A delinquent payment of the fee on prizes [ |
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interest at the rate provided by Section 111.060, Tax Code, | ||
beginning on the 60th day after the due date. | ||
SECTION 11. Section 2001.509, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2001.509. RECOMPUTATION OF PRIZE FEE [ |
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commission is not satisfied with a report of the fee on prizes [ |
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remitted under this chapter to the state by a person, the commission | ||
may compute and determine the amount required to be paid on the | ||
basis of: | ||
(1) the facts contained in the report of the fee on | ||
prizes [ |
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(2) any information possessed by the commission or | ||
that may come into the possession of the commission, without regard | ||
to the period covered by the information. | ||
SECTION 12. The heading to Section 2001.510, Occupations | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2001.510. DETERMINATION IF NO REPORT [ |
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SECTION 13. Sections 2001.510(a) and (c), Occupations Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) If a license holder fails to make a required report of | ||
the fee on prizes [ |
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license, the commission shall make an estimate of the prizes | ||
awarded at a bingo occasion [ |
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make the estimate for the period in respect to which the license | ||
holder or other person failed to make a report [ |
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(c) On the basis of the commission's estimate, the | ||
commission shall compute and determine the amount of the fee on | ||
prizes [ |
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add to that amount a penalty of 10 percent of the amount. | ||
SECTION 14. Sections 2001.511(a) and (c), Occupations Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) If the commission believes that the collection of the [ |
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prizes required to be remitted to the state, or the amount of a | ||
determination will be jeopardized by delay, the commission shall | ||
make a determination of the [ |
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jeopardy on the determination. The determined amount is due and | ||
payable immediately. | ||
(c) A delinquency penalty of 10 percent of the [ |
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on prizes or amount of the [ |
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rate of 10 percent a year attaches to the amount of the [ |
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on prizes or the amount of the [ |
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collected. | ||
SECTION 15. Section 2001.512, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2001.512. APPLICATION OF TAX LAWS. (a) Subtitle B, | ||
Title 2, Tax Code, applies to the administration, collection, and | ||
enforcement of [ |
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except as modified by this chapter. | ||
(b) In applying the provisions of Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax | ||
Code, to [ |
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the fee on prizes imposed under Section 2001.502 only, the fee on | ||
prizes is treated as if it were a tax and the powers and duties | ||
assigned to the comptroller under that subtitle are assigned to the | ||
commission. | ||
SECTION 16. Section 2001.513(a), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) At any time within three years after a person is | ||
delinquent in the payment of an amount of the [ |
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fee on prizes, the commission may collect the amount under this | ||
section. | ||
SECTION 17. Sections 2001.514(a), (c), and (d), Occupations | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) To secure payment of [ |
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fee on prizes imposed under this subchapter, each license holder | ||
shall furnish to the commission: | ||
(1) a cash bond; | ||
(2) a bond from a surety company chartered or | ||
authorized to do business in this state; | ||
(3) certificates of deposit; | ||
(4) certificates of savings; | ||
(5) United States treasury bonds; | ||
(6) subject to the approval of the commission, an | ||
assignment of negotiable stocks or bonds; or | ||
(7) other security as the commission considers | ||
sufficient. | ||
(c) On a license holder's failure to pay [ |
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commission may notify the license holder and any surety of the | ||
delinquency by jeopardy or deficiency determination. If payment is | ||
not made when due, the commission may forfeit all or part of the | ||
bond or security. | ||
(d) If the license holder ceases to conduct bingo and | ||
relinquishes the license holder's license, the commission shall | ||
authorize the release of all bonds and other security on a | ||
determination that no amounts of [ |
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on prizes remain due and payable under this subchapter. | ||
SECTION 18. Section 2001.515, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2001.515. COMMISSION'S [ |
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shall perform all functions incident to the administration, | ||
collection, enforcement, and operation of the fee on prizes [ |
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imposed under this subchapter. | ||
SECTION 19. (a) Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Tax Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 11.211 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 11.211. REAL PROPERTY LEASED TO CERTAIN SCHOOLS. A | ||
person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the real | ||
property that the person owns and leases to a school that is | ||
qualified as provided by Section 11.21(d) if: | ||
(1) the real property is used exclusively by the | ||
school for educational functions; | ||
(2) the real property is reasonably necessary for the | ||
operation of the school; | ||
(3) the owner certifies by affidavit to the school | ||
that the rent for the lease of the real property will be reduced by | ||
an amount equal to the amount by which the taxes on the property are | ||
reduced as a result of the exemption; | ||
(4) the owner provides the school with a disclosure | ||
document stating the amount by which the taxes on the real property | ||
are reduced as a result of the exemption and the method the owner | ||
will implement to ensure that the rent charged for the lease of the | ||
property fully reflects that reduction; and | ||
(5) the rent charged for the lease of the real property | ||
reflects the reduction in the amount of taxes on the property | ||
resulting from the exemption through a monthly or annual credit | ||
against the rent. | ||
(b) This section applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed | ||
for a tax year beginning on or after the effective date of this | ||
section. | ||
SECTION 20. (a) Section 11.231, Tax Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) In addition to an organization described by | ||
Subsection (a), in this section, "nonprofit community business | ||
organization" also means a Type A corporation governed by Chapter | ||
504, Local Government Code, and a Type B corporation governed by | ||
Chapter 505, Local Government Code. | ||
(b) This section applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed | ||
for a tax year that begins on or after the effective date of this | ||
section. | ||
SECTION 21. Section 151.314, Tax Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (b-1), (c-2), and (h) and adding Subsection | ||
(c-4) to read as follows: | ||
(b-1) For purposes of this section, "snack items" means | ||
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(1) breakfast bars, granola bars, nutrition bars, | ||
sports bars, protein bars, or yogurt bars, unless labeled and | ||
marketed as candy; | ||
(2) snack mix or trail mix; | ||
(3) nuts, but not including pine nuts or [ |
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candy-coated nuts; | ||
(4) popcorn; [ |
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(5) chips, crackers, [ |
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or corn nuts; | ||
(6) sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds; | ||
(7) ice cream, sherbet, or frozen yogurt; and | ||
(8) ice pops, juice pops, sorbet, or other frozen | ||
fruit items containing not more than 50 percent fruit juice by | ||
volume. | ||
(c-2) The exemption provided by Subsection (a) does not | ||
include the following prepared food: | ||
(1) food, food products, and drinks, including meals, | ||
milk and milk products, fruit and fruit products, sandwiches, | ||
salads, processed meats and seafoods, vegetable juice, and ice | ||
cream in cones or small cups, served, prepared, or sold ready for | ||
immediate consumption [ |
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cafeterias, delis, vending machines, hotels, or like places of | ||
business or sold ready for immediate consumption from pushcarts, | ||
motor vehicles, or any other form of vehicle; | ||
(2) food sold in a heated state or heated by the | ||
seller; or | ||
(3) two or more food ingredients mixed or combined by | ||
the seller for sale as a single item, including items that are sold | ||
in an unheated state by weight or volume as a single item, but not | ||
including food that is only cut, repackaged, or pasteurized by the | ||
seller. | ||
(c-4) For purposes of Subdivision (c-2)(1), if a grocery | ||
store or convenience store contains a type of location listed in | ||
that subdivision, the store is considered a like place of business | ||
for purposes of that subdivision, but only in relation to items sold | ||
at that location. | ||
(h) The exemption provided by Subsection (a) does not apply | ||
to a snack item if the item is sold through a vending machine or is | ||
sold in individual-sized portions. For purposes of this | ||
subsection, an individual-sized portion is a portion that: | ||
(1) is labeled as having not more than one serving; or | ||
(2) contains less than 2.5 ounces[ |
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SECTION 22. (a) Section 156.001, Tax Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 156.001. DEFINITIONS [ |
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chapter, "hotel" means a building in which members of the public | ||
obtain sleeping accommodations for consideration. The term | ||
includes a hotel, motel, tourist home, tourist house, tourist | ||
court, lodging house, inn, rooming house, or bed and breakfast. The | ||
term does not include: | ||
(1) a hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home; | ||
(2) a dormitory or other housing facility owned or | ||
leased and operated by an institution of higher education or a | ||
private or independent institution of higher education as those | ||
terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, used by the | ||
institution for the purpose of providing sleeping accommodations | ||
for persons engaged in an educational program or activity at the | ||
institution; or | ||
(3) an oilfield portable unit, as defined by Section | ||
152.001. | ||
(b) For purposes of the imposition of a hotel occupancy tax | ||
under this chapter, Chapter 351 or 352, or other law, "hotel" | ||
includes a short-term rental. In this subsection, "short-term | ||
rental" means the rental of all or part of a residential property to | ||
a person who is not a permanent resident under Section 156.101. | ||
(b) The heading to Section 351.005, Tax Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 351.005. REIMBURSEMENT FOR [ |
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OF TAX COLLECTION AND USE OF ELECTRONIC TAX ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM. | ||
(c) Section 351.005(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a) A municipality may permit a person who is required to | ||
collect and pay over to the municipality the tax authorized by this | ||
chapter not more than one percent of the amount collected and | ||
required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the costs | ||
in collecting the tax and, if applicable, the use of an electronic | ||
tax administration system described by Section 351.1012. | ||
(d) Subchapter B, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 351.1012 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 351.1012. ELECTRONIC TAX ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM. (a) | ||
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality | ||
may spend not more than one percent of the revenue derived from the | ||
tax authorized by this chapter for the creation, maintenance, | ||
operation, and administration of an electronic tax administration | ||
system. | ||
(b) A municipality may contract with a third party to assist | ||
in the creation, maintenance, operation, or administration of the | ||
electronic tax administration system. | ||
(e) The amendments made by this section to Section 156.001, | ||
Tax Code, are a clarification of existing law and do not imply that | ||
existing law may be construed as inconsistent with the law as | ||
amended by this section. | ||
(f) This section takes effect immediately if this Act | ||
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 this section to | ||
have immediate effect, this section takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
SECTION 24. Section 162.104(a), Tax Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) The tax imposed by this subchapter does not apply to | ||
gasoline: | ||
(1) sold to the United States for its exclusive use, | ||
provided that the exemption does not apply with respect to fuel sold | ||
or delivered to a person operating under a contract with the United | ||
States; | ||
(2) sold to a public school district in this state for | ||
the district's exclusive use; | ||
(3) sold to a commercial transportation company or a | ||
metropolitan rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451, | ||
Transportation Code, that provides public school transportation | ||
services to a school district under Section 34.008, Education Code, | ||
and that uses the gasoline only to provide those services; | ||
(4) exported by either a licensed supplier or a | ||
licensed exporter from this state to any other state, provided | ||
that: | ||
(A) for gasoline in a situation described by | ||
Subsection (d), the bill of lading indicates the destination state | ||
and the supplier collects the destination state tax; or | ||
(B) for gasoline in a situation described by | ||
Subsection (e), the bill of lading indicates the destination state, | ||
the gasoline is subsequently exported, and the exporter is licensed | ||
in the destination state to pay that state's tax and has an | ||
exporter's license issued under this subchapter; | ||
(5) moved by truck or railcar between licensed | ||
suppliers or licensed permissive suppliers and in which the | ||
gasoline removed from the first terminal comes to rest in the second | ||
terminal, provided that the removal from the second terminal rack | ||
is subject to the tax imposed by this subchapter; | ||
(6) delivered or sold into a storage facility of a | ||
licensed aviation fuel dealer from which gasoline will be delivered | ||
solely into the fuel supply tanks of aircraft or aircraft servicing | ||
equipment, or sold from one licensed aviation fuel dealer to | ||
another licensed aviation fuel dealer who will deliver the aviation | ||
fuel exclusively into the fuel supply tanks of aircraft or aircraft | ||
servicing equipment; | ||
(7) exported to a foreign country if the bill of lading | ||
indicates the foreign destination and the fuel is actually exported | ||
to the foreign country; [ |
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(8) sold to a volunteer fire department in this state | ||
for the department's exclusive use; or | ||
(9) sold to a nonprofit entity that is organized for | ||
the sole purpose of and engages exclusively in providing emergency | ||
medical services and that uses the gasoline exclusively to provide | ||
emergency medical services, including rescue and ambulance | ||
services. | ||
SECTION 25. Section 162.125, Tax Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subsection (g-2) to read as follows: | ||
(g-2) A nonprofit entity exempted under Section | ||
162.104(a)(9) from the tax imposed under this subchapter that paid | ||
tax on the purchase of gasoline is entitled to a refund of the tax | ||
paid, and the entity may file a refund claim with the comptroller | ||
for that amount. | ||
SECTION 26. Section 162.204(a), Tax Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) The tax imposed by this subchapter does not apply to: | ||
(1) diesel fuel sold to the United States for its | ||
exclusive use, provided that the exemption does not apply to diesel | ||
fuel sold or delivered to a person operating under a contract with | ||
the United States; | ||
(2) diesel fuel sold to a public school district in | ||
this state for the district's exclusive use; | ||
(3) diesel fuel sold to a commercial transportation | ||
company or a metropolitan rapid transit authority operating under | ||
Chapter 451, Transportation Code, that provides public school | ||
transportation services to a school district under Section 34.008, | ||
Education Code, and that uses the diesel fuel only to provide those | ||
services; | ||
(4) diesel fuel exported by either a licensed supplier | ||
or a licensed exporter from this state to any other state, provided | ||
that: | ||
(A) for diesel fuel in a situation described by | ||
Subsection (d), the bill of lading indicates the destination state | ||
and the supplier collects the destination state tax; or | ||
(B) for diesel fuel in a situation described by | ||
Subsection (e), the bill of lading indicates the destination state, | ||
the diesel fuel is subsequently exported, and the exporter is | ||
licensed in the destination state to pay that state's tax and has an | ||
exporter's license issued under this subchapter; | ||
(5) diesel fuel moved by truck or railcar between | ||
licensed suppliers or licensed permissive suppliers and in which | ||
the diesel fuel removed from the first terminal comes to rest in the | ||
second terminal, provided that the removal from the second terminal | ||
rack is subject to the tax imposed by this subchapter; | ||
(6) diesel fuel delivered or sold into a storage | ||
facility of a licensed aviation fuel dealer from which the diesel | ||
fuel will be delivered solely into the fuel supply tanks of aircraft | ||
or aircraft servicing equipment, or sold from one licensed aviation | ||
fuel dealer to another licensed aviation fuel dealer who will | ||
deliver the diesel fuel exclusively into the fuel supply tanks of | ||
aircraft or aircraft servicing equipment; | ||
(7) diesel fuel exported to a foreign country if the | ||
bill of lading indicates the foreign destination and the fuel is | ||
actually exported to the foreign country; | ||
(8) dyed diesel fuel sold or delivered by a supplier to | ||
another supplier and dyed diesel fuel sold or delivered by a | ||
supplier or distributor into the bulk storage facility of a dyed | ||
diesel fuel bonded user or to a purchaser who provides a signed | ||
statement as provided by Section 162.206; | ||
(9) the volume of water, fuel ethanol, renewable | ||
diesel, biodiesel, or mixtures thereof that are blended together | ||
with taxable diesel fuel when the finished product sold or used is | ||
clearly identified on the retail pump, storage tank, and sales | ||
invoice as a combination of diesel fuel and water, fuel ethanol, | ||
renewable diesel, biodiesel, or mixtures thereof; | ||
(10) dyed diesel fuel sold by a supplier or permissive | ||
supplier to a distributor, or by a distributor to another | ||
distributor; | ||
(11) dyed diesel fuel delivered by a license holder | ||
into the fuel supply tanks of railway engines, motorboats, or | ||
refrigeration units or other stationary equipment powered by a | ||
separate motor from a separate fuel supply tank; | ||
(12) dyed kerosene when delivered by a supplier, | ||
distributor, or importer into a storage facility at a retail | ||
business from which all deliveries are exclusively for heating, | ||
cooking, lighting, or similar nonhighway use; | ||
(13) diesel fuel used by a person, other than a | ||
political subdivision, who owns, controls, operates, or manages a | ||
commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section 548.001, | ||
Transportation Code, if the fuel: | ||
(A) is delivered exclusively into the fuel supply | ||
tank of the commercial motor vehicle; and | ||
(B) is used exclusively to transport passengers | ||
for compensation or hire between points in this state on a fixed | ||
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(14) diesel fuel sold to a volunteer fire department | ||
in this state for the department's exclusive use; or | ||
(15) diesel fuel sold to a nonprofit entity that is | ||
organized for the sole purpose of and engages exclusively in | ||
providing emergency medical services and that uses the diesel fuel | ||
exclusively to provide emergency medical services, including | ||
rescue and ambulance services. | ||
SECTION 27. Section 162.227, Tax Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subsection (f-2) to read as follows: | ||
(f-2) A nonprofit entity exempted under Section | ||
162.204(a)(15) from the tax imposed under this subchapter that paid | ||
tax on the purchase of diesel fuel is entitled to a refund of the tax | ||
paid, and the entity may file a refund claim with the comptroller | ||
for that amount. | ||
SECTION 36. The following are repealed: | ||
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(2) Section 2001.501, Occupations Code; . . . . | ||
Explanation: The additions are necessary to repeal certain | ||
taxes and to address the application and administration of certain | ||
other taxes. | ||
(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit | ||
the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the | ||
house or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to | ||
SECTION 28 of the bill, in added Section 162.356(a)(9), Tax Code: | ||
a motor vehicle operated exclusively by a nonprofit entity that is | ||
organized for the sole purpose of and engages exclusively in | ||
providing emergency medical services and that uses the fuel | ||
exclusively to provide emergency medical services, including | ||
rescue and ambulance services; | ||
Explanation: The change is necessary to provide an exemption | ||
from the tax imposed on compressed natural gas or liquefied natural | ||
gas for certain nonprofit entities. | ||
(3) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit | ||
the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the | ||
house or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to | ||
SECTION 29 of the bill, in added Section 162.365(a)(10), Tax Code: | ||
(10) is a nonprofit entity that is organized for the | ||
sole purpose of and engages exclusively in providing emergency | ||
medical services and the fuel was delivered into the fuel supply | ||
tank of a motor vehicle operated exclusively by the nonprofit | ||
entity to provide emergency medical services, including rescue and | ||
ambulance services. | ||
Explanation: The change is necessary to allow for a credit on | ||
a tax return or an application for a refund for tax paid on | ||
compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas by certain | ||
nonprofit entities. | ||
(4) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit | ||
the committee to amend text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION | ||
39 of the bill to read as follows: | ||
SECTION 39. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, | ||
this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
(b) Section 19 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2016, but | ||
only if a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to | ||
exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain | ||
schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of | ||
engaging in educational functions is approved by the voters. If | ||
that amendment is not approved by the voters, Section 19 of this Act | ||
has no effect. | ||
(c) Section 20 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2016. | ||
Explanation: The change is necessary to provide for different | ||
effective dates for certain provisions in the bill. | ||
Springer | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 3494 was adopted by the House on May | ||
31, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 106, Nays 34, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||