HB 3089
AN ACT relating to the exclusion of real property repair and remodeling
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Modifies the Texas Tax Code by removing real property repair and remodeling services from the list of taxable services. It provides exemptions for various types of repair, maintenance, and restoration services, including those for tangible personal property and specific types of equipment. The changes aim to simplify tax collection and reduce tax burdens on businesses performing repair and remodeling work, with the new provisions set to take effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the exclusion of real property repair and remodeling services from sales and use taxes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 151.0101(a), Tax Code, is amended to (2) cable television services; (4) motor vehicle parking and storage services; (5) the repair, remodeling, maintenance, and restoration of tangible personal property, except: (B) a ship, boat, or other vessel, other than: (i) a taxable boat or motor as defined by (ii) a sports fishing boat; or (iii) any other vessel used for pleasure; (C) the repair, maintenance, and restoration of a (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; (12) data processing services; (13) [real property repair and remodeling; (14) [(15)] telephone answering services; (15) [(16)] Internet access service; and (16) [(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 SECTION 2. Sections 151.350(a) and (d), Tax Code, are (a) Labor to restore [real or] tangible personal property is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if: (1) the amount of the charge for labor is separately (2) the restoration is performed on property damaged within a disaster area by the condition that caused the area to be (d) In this section, "restore" means: (1) launder, clean, repair, treat, or apply protective chemicals to an item, to the extent the service is a personal service as defined in Section 151.0045; and (2) repair, restore, or remodel, to the extent the [(A) a real property repair or remodeling service as defined in Section 151.0047; or [(B)] defined as a taxable service in Section SECTION 3. Section 321.203(e-1), Tax Code, is amended to (e-1) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (f), (g), (g-1), (g-2), (g-3), (h), (i), (j), (k), or (m), [or (n),] a sale of a taxable item made by a marketplace seller through a marketplace as provided by Section 151.0242 is consummated at the location in this state to which the item is shipped or delivered or at which possession is taken by the purchaser. SECTION 4. Section 323.203(e-1), Tax Code, is amended to (e-1) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (f), (g), (g-1), (g-2), (g-3), (h), (i), (j), or (k), [or (m),] a sale of a taxable item made by a marketplace seller through a marketplace as provided by Section 151.0242 is consummated at the location in this state to which the item is shipped or delivered or at which possession is taken by the purchaser. SECTION 5. Sections 151.0047, 151.3501, 321.203(n), and 323.203(m), Tax Code, are repealed. SECTION 6. The changes in law made by this Act do not affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of the liability SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the exclusion of real property repair and remodeling
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