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Amend CSHB 3 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 

following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to PART A, ARTICLE 3 of 

the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that PART 

accordingly:

	SECTION 3A.___.  Section 151.326(a), Tax Code, is amended to 

read as follows:

	(a)  The sale of an article of clothing or footwear designed 

to be worn on or about the human body is exempted from the taxes 

imposed by this chapter if:

		(1)  the sales price of the article is less than $100; 

and                  

		(2)  the sale takes place during:                                      

			(A)  a period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first 

Friday in August and ending at 12 midnight on the following Sunday; 

or

			(B)  a period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first 

Friday in December and ending at 12 midnight on the following 

Sunday.

	SECTION 3A.___.  Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is 

amended by adding Section 151.327 to read as follows:

	Sec. 151.327.  SCHOOL SUPPLIES BEFORE START OF SCHOOL.  (a)  

The sale or storage, use, or other consumption of a school supply, 

including a backpack, is exempted from the taxes imposed by this 

chapter if the school supply is purchased:

		(1)  for use by a student in a class in a public or 

private elementary or secondary school;

		(2)  during a period described by Section 

151.326(a)(2); and         

		(3)  for a sales price of less than $100 per item.                     

	(b)  The comptroller shall adopt rules specifying the school 

supplies that are exempt from taxation under this section.







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HINOJOSA                                                                      



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