Bill Text: TX SB2187 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the repeal of the sales tax imposed on real property repair and remodeling.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-22 - Referred to Finance [SB2187 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB2187-Introduced.html
  88R17043 TYPED
 
  By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 2187
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the repeal of the sales tax imposed on real property
  repair and remodeling.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 151.0047, Tax Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 2.  Subsection (a), Section 151.0101, Tax Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 151.0101.  "TAXABLE SERVICES". (a) "Taxable services"
  means:
               (1)  amusement services;
               (2)  cable television services;
               (3)  personal services;
               (4)  motor vehicle parking and storage services;
               (5)  the repair, remodeling, maintenance, and
  restoration of tangible personal property, except:
                     (A)  aircraft;
                     (B)  a ship, boat, or other vessel, other than:
                           (i)  a taxable boat or motor as defined by
  Section 160.001;
                           (ii)  a sports fishing boat; or
                           (iii)  any other vessel used for pleasure;
                     (C)  the repair, maintenance, and restoration of a
  motor vehicle; and
                     (D)  the repair, maintenance, creation, and
  restoration of a computer program, including its development and
  modification, not sold by the person performing the repair,
  maintenance, creation, or restoration service;
               (6)  telecommunications services;
               (7)  credit reporting services;
               (8)  debt collection services;
               (9)  insurance services;
               (10)  information services;
               (11)  real property services;
               (12)  data processing services;
               [(13)  real property repair and remodeling;]
               (14)  security services;
               (15)  telephone answering services;
               (16)  Internet access service; and
               (17)  a sale by a transmission and distribution
  utility, as defined in Section 31.002, Utilities Code, of
  transmission or delivery of service directly to an electricity
  end-use customer whose consumption of electricity is subject to
  taxation under this chapter.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect October 1, 2023.
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