Bill Title: Relating to the computation of the franchise tax, including certain exclusions from the tax.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 71-4)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - See remarks for effective date [HB500 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Harvey Hilderbran [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-053	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Senfronia Thompson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-141	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Creighton [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Angie Button [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-112	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Scott Turner [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-033	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Charles Anderson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cecil Bell [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dwayne Bohac [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-138	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dennis Bonnen [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Greg Bonnen [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Branch [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-108	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cindy Burkett [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-113	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Callegari [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-132	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Giovanni Capriglione [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-098	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stefani Carter [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-102	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Travis Clardy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Byron Cook [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Myra Crownover [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-064	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Davis [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-129	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gary Elkins [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-135	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Pat Fallon [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Allen Fletcher [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-130	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Flynn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Frank [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-069	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Frullo [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-084	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Craig Goldman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-097	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ryan Guillen [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Harless [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-126	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda Harper-Brown [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-105	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Huberty [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-127	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bryan Hughes [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kyle Kacal [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ken King [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-088	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Phil King [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Susan King [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-071	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tracy King [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-080	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tim Kleinschmidt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephanie Klick [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-091	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lois Kolkhorst [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Kuempel [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lyle Larson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-122	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jodie Laubenberg [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative George Lavender [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeff Leach [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-067	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative J.M. Lozano [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Doug Miller [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-073	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rick Miller [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jim Murphy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-133	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Otto [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Chris Paddie [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Tan Parker [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Perry [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Four Price [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-087	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Raney [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bennett Ratliff [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-115	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Richard Raymond [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Debbie Riddle [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-150	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Scott Sanford [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matt Schaefer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-006	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kenneth Sheets [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-107	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative J.D. Sheffield [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ralph Sheffield [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ron Simmons [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-065	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Wayne Smith [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-128	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Phil Stephenson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-085	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Nicholas Taylor [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ed Thompson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jason Villalba [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-114	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Hubert Vo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-149	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James White [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Workman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Zedler [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-096	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Glenn Hegar [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Donna Campbell [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dan Patrick [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-GOV	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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