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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to filing fees in connection with assumed named |
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certificates for certain businesses owned by military veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 71.155(a-1), Business & Commerce Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The county clerk may waive all fees under Subsection |
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(a) for a registrant if the registrant is: |
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(1) an individual who is a military veteran, as |
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defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code; or |
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(2) a business entity that does not have more than five |
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employees and is owned by at least one individual who is a military |
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veteran. [In this subsection, "military veteran" has the meaning
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assigned by Section 55.001, Occupations Code.] |
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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. |