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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limiting the assessment of certain fees and taxes |
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during a declared state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.0125 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.0125. LIMIT ON ASSESSMENT OF FEES AND TAXES. If |
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the governor issues an executive order, proclamation, or regulation |
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during a declared state of disaster that restricts the operation of |
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a business or category of businesses, a business whose operation is |
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restricted by the order, proclamation, or regulation may not be |
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assessed any tax or fee, including a licensing fee, by this state |
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during the time the operation of the business is restricted by the |
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order, proclamation, or regulation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |