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AN ACT
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relating to the exclusion from total revenue of certain payments |
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made by a performing rights society for purposes of computing the |
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franchise tax. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 171.1011, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (g-12) to read as follows: |
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(g-12) A taxable entity that is a performing rights society |
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that licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works |
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on behalf of a copyright owner shall exclude from its total revenue, |
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to the extent included under Subsection (c)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), or |
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(c)(3), payments made to the public performance rights holder and |
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the copyright owner for whom the taxable entity licenses the public |
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performance. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1824 passed the Senate on |
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April 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1824 passed the House on |
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May 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 13, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |