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AN ACT
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relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction |
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payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a |
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registered securities market operator. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 171.0001(13-a), Tax Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(13-a) "Security," for purposes of Sections |
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171.1011(g), 171.1011(g-2), 171.1011(y), 171.1011(z), and |
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171.106(f) only, has the meaning assigned by Section 475(c)(2), |
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Internal Revenue Code, and includes instruments described by |
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Sections 475(e)(2)(B), (C), and (D) of that code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.1011, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (y) and (z) to read as follows: |
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(y) A taxable entity that is a registered securities market |
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operator shall exclude from its total revenue transaction rebate |
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payments made by the operator to a broker or dealer as part of a |
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securities transaction. |
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(z) For purposes of Subsection (y): |
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(1) "Broker" has the meaning assigned by 15 U.S.C. |
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Section 78c(a)(4). |
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(2) "Dealer" has the meaning assigned by 15 U.S.C. |
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Section 78c(a)(5). |
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(3) "Registered securities market operator" means an |
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entity that is: |
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(A) engaged in activities described in category |
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523210 of the 2022 North American Industry Classification System; |
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and |
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(B) subject to registration with and regulation |
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by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the |
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United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission. |
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(4) "Securities transaction" means the purchase or |
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sale of a security by a broker or dealer. |
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(5) "Transaction rebate payment" means an amount paid |
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to incentivize a broker or dealer to provide liquidity to the |
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market. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a report originally due |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1058 passed the Senate on |
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April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1058 passed the House on |
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April 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 9, 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 |