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               AN ACT
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            relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the  | 
         
         
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            franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from  | 
         
         
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            the requirement to file a franchise tax report. | 
         
         
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                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.  Section 171.002(d), Tax Code, is amended to read  | 
         
         
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            as follows: | 
         
         
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                   (d)  A taxable entity is not required to pay any tax and is  | 
         
         
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            not considered to owe any tax for a period if: | 
         
         
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                         (1)  the amount of tax computed for the taxable entity  | 
         
         
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            is less than $1,000; or | 
         
         
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                         (2)  the amount of the taxable entity's total revenue  | 
         
         
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            from its entire business is less than or equal to $2.47 [$1] million  | 
         
         
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            or the amount determined under Section 171.006 per 12-month period  | 
         
         
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            on which margin is based. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.  Section 171.204(b), Tax Code, is amended to read  | 
         
         
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            as follows: | 
         
         
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                   (b)  The comptroller may not require a taxable entity that  | 
         
         
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            does not owe any tax because of the application of Section  | 
         
         
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            171.002(d)(2) to file an [abbreviated] information report with the  | 
         
         
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            comptroller [stating the amount of the taxable entity's total  | 
         
         
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            revenue from its entire business.  The comptroller may not require  | 
         
         
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            a taxable entity described by this subsection to file an  | 
         
         
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            information report that requires the taxable entity to report or  | 
         
         
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            compute its margin]. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 3.  Section 171.204(d), Tax Code, is repealed. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to  | 
         
         
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            a report originally due on or after January 1, 2024. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect only if S.B. 2 or similar  | 
         
         
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            legislation of the 88th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2023,  | 
         
         
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            relating to providing property tax relief through the public school  | 
         
         
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            finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes,  | 
         
         
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            and property tax administration becomes law in a manner described  | 
         
         
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            by Section 2001.006(a)(2), Government Code.  If legislation  | 
         
         
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            described by this section does not become law in a manner described  | 
         
         
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            by Section 2001.006(a)(2), Government Code, this Act has no effect. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 6.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this  | 
         
         
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            Act takes effect January 1, 2024. | 
         
         
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            ______________________________ | 
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               President of the Senate | 
            Speaker of the House      | 
         
         
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                   I hereby certify that S.B. No. 3 passed the Senate on  | 
         
         
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            July 12, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0. | 
         
         
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            Secretary of the Senate     | 
         
         
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                   I hereby certify that S.B. No. 3 passed the House on  | 
         
         
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            July 13, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 131, Nays 5, one  | 
         
         
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            present not voting. | 
         
         
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            Chief Clerk of the House    | 
         
         
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            Approved: | 
         
         
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            ______________________________  | 
         
         
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                      Governor |