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Amend the Miller amendment to CSHB 3 (beginning on page 6 of
the amendment packet) as follows:
(1) On page 1 of the amendment, between lines 12 and 13,
insert a new Section 3_.001 to read as follows:
SECTION 3_.001. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is
amended by adding Section 151.3175 to read as follows:
Sec. 151.3175. PARTIAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY EXEMPTION FOR
RESIDENTIAL USE. (a) The first $100 of the residential use of gas
and electricity during a regular monthly billing period is exempt
from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
(b) In this section, "residential use" means use:
(1) in a family dwelling or in a multifamily apartment
or housing complex or building or in a part of a building occupied
as a home or residence when the use is by the owner of the dwelling,
apartment, complex, or building or part of the building occupied;
or
(2) in a dwelling, apartment, house, or building or
part of a building occupied as a home or residence when the use is by
a tenant who occupies the dwelling, apartment, house, or building
or part of a building under a contract for an express initial term
for longer than 29 consecutive days.