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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain energy |
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efficient products for a limited period. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 151.333 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 151.333. ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS. (a) In this |
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section, "energy efficient product" means a product that has been |
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designated as an Energy Star qualified product under the Energy |
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Star program jointly operated by the United States Environmental |
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Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy. |
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(b) The sale of an energy efficient product is exempted from |
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the taxes imposed by this chapter if the sale takes place during a |
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period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on April 16 of each year and ending |
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at 11:59 p.m. on that day. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect taxes imposed before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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law in effect before the effective date of this Act is continued in |
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effect for purposes of the liability for and collection of those |
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taxes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007, if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that |
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date, this Act takes effect October 1, 2007. |