Amend CSHB 3319 by adding the following appropriately
numbered SECTION to read as follows and renumbering subsequent
SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. (a) Section 151.318(b), Tax Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The exemption includes:
(1) chemicals, catalysts, and other materials that are
used during a manufacturing, processing, or fabrication operation
to produce or induce a chemical or physical change, to remove
impurities, or to make the product more marketable;
(2) semiconductor fabrication cleanrooms and
equipment; and
(3) pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanrooms and
equipment that are installed as part of the construction of a new
facility [with a value of at least $150 million and] on which
construction began after July 1, 2003[, and before August 31,
2004].
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, this
section takes effect July 1, 2007, if this Act receives a vote of
two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as provided by
Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not
receive the vote necessary for effect on that date, this section
takes effect September 1, 2007.