TO: | Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2423 by McCall (Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanrooms and equipment.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCities | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromTransit Authorities | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCounties/Special Districts |
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2003 | ($331,000) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2004 | ($4,240,000) | ($780,000) | ($281,000) | ($97,000) |
2005 | ($4,595,000) | ($846,000) | ($305,000) | ($106,000) |
2006 | ($4,953,000) | ($911,000) | ($328,000) | ($114,000) |
2007 | ($5,282,000) | ($972,000) | ($350,000) | ($121,000) |
2008 | ($5,617,000) | ($1,034,000) | ($372,000) | ($129,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCities | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromTransit Authorities | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCounties/Special Districts |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | ($3,533,000) | ($650,000) | ($234,000) | ($81,000) |
2005 | ($4,595,000) | ($846,000) | ($305,000) | ($106,000) |
2006 | ($4,953,000) | ($911,000) | ($328,000) | ($114,000) |
2007 | ($5,282,000) | ($972,000) | ($350,000) | ($121,000) |
2008 | ($5,617,000) | ($1,034,000) | ($372,000) | ($129,000) |
The bill would amend Section 151.318 of the Tax Code to include "pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanrooms and equipment" under the sales tax exemption for property used in manufacturing.
"Pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanrooms and equipment" would mean all tangible personal property, without regard to whether the property was affixed to or incorporated into realty, used in connection with the manufacturing, processing, or fabrication in a cleanroom environment of a pharmaceutical biotechnology product, without regard to whether the property was actually contained in the cleanroom environment.
Pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanrooms would include lighting, fixtures, piping, and other property, machinery, and equipment necessary to reduce contamination or control environmental conditions or manufacturing tolerances. The term would not include the building or permanent components of the building that house the cleanroom environment. Pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanrooms would not be considered intraplant transportation equipment.
The use of a pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanroom and equipment to manufacture a pharmaceutical biotechnology product that is not sold would not be a divergent use if the use occurred during the certification process by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
The bill would amend Section 313.021(2) of the Tax Code to include pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanrooms and equipment under the definition of "qualified property" as it relates to the Texas Economic Development Act.
The bill would take effect July 1, 2003, assuming that it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2003.
Data on Texas expenditures for manufacturing machinery and equipment were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. Expenditures were adjusted to reflect items that could be incorporated into a pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanroom environment, multiplied by the state sales tax rate, adjusted for potential effective dates of July 1, 2003 and September 1, 2003, and extrapolated through 2008. The fiscal impact on units of local government were estimated proportionally.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JK, SD, WP, SM
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