By Chavez H.B. No. 174 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a hotel-motel occupance tax exemption for those 1-3 involved in the production of a motion picture, television program 1-4 or musical or video recording. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Ch. 156, Tax Code, is amended by adding Sec. 1-7 156.104, to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 156.104. EXCEPTION--PRODUCTION OF A MOTION PICTURE, 1-9 TELEVISION PROGRAM OR MUSICAL OR VIDEO RECORDING. This Chapter 1-10 does not impose a tax on a corporation or association involved in 1-11 the production of motion picture, television program or musical or 1-12 video recording. 1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1998. 1-14 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-19 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-20 passage, and it is so enacted.