Bill Text: TX SB511 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to prohibiting the disbursement of certain economic and tax incentives to entities that assist, refer, or otherwise encourage a woman to obtain an abortion.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-17 - Referred to State Affairs [SB511 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB511-Introduced.html
  88R4280 MLH-D
 
  By: Hall S.B. No. 511
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to prohibiting the disbursement of certain economic and
  tax incentives to entities that assist, refer, or otherwise
  encourage a woman to obtain an abortion.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 480.0051, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 480.0051.  EVENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. An event is
  eligible for funding under this chapter only if:
               (1)  a site selection organization, after considering
  through a highly competitive selection process one or more sites
  not in this state, selects a site in this state for the event to be
  held:
                     (A)  one time; or
                     (B)  if the event is scheduled under an event
  contract or event support contract to be held each year for a period
  of years, one time in each year;
               (2)  a site selection organization selects a site in
  this state as:
                     (A)  the sole site for the event; or
                     (B)  the sole site for the event in a region
  composed of this state and one or more adjoining states; [and]
               (3)  the event is held not more than one time in any
  year in this state or an adjoining state; and
               (4)  the event is not organized by a local organizing
  committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county that
  assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an
  abortion.
         SECTION 2.  Section 481.078(e-1), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e-1)  To be eligible to receive a grant under this section,
  the entity must:
               (1)  be in good standing under the laws of the state in
  which the entity was formed or organized, as evidenced by a
  certificate issued by the secretary of state or the state official
  having custody of the records pertaining to entities or other
  organizations formed under the laws of that state; [and]
               (2)  owe no delinquent taxes to a taxing unit of this
  state; and
               (3)  not assist, refer, or otherwise encourage a woman
  to obtain an abortion.
         SECTION 3.  Section 489.212, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  Money in the project account of the small business fund
  may not be used to provide financing to a small business that
  assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an
  abortion.
         SECTION 4.  Section 2303.402, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
  person is not a qualified business if the person assists, refers, or
  otherwise encourages a woman to obtain an abortion.
         SECTION 5.  Section 303.003, Labor Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
         (c-1)  Money from the skills development fund may not be
  provided to an entity that assists, refers, or otherwise encourages
  a woman to obtain an abortion.
         SECTION 6.  Chapter 301, Tax Code, is amended by adding
  Section 301.005 to read as follows:
         Sec. 301.005.  INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN BUSINESS ENTITIES
  FOR TAX INCENTIVES. (a) In this section:
               (1)  "Business entity" means any entity recognized by
  law through which business is conducted, including a sole
  proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability
  company, holding company, joint stock company, receivership, or
  trust, that employs one or more employees.
               (2)  "Tax incentive" means an abatement, credit,
  discount, exclusion, exemption, limitation on appraised value,
  refund, special valuation, special accounting treatment, special
  appraisal method or provision, special rate, or special method of
  reporting authorized by state law or the state constitution that
  relates to a tax to which this title applies.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a
  business entity is ineligible to receive a tax incentive if the
  entity assists, refers, or otherwise encourages a woman to obtain
  an abortion.
         SECTION 7.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a loan, grant, or designation made, a tax incentive received, or an
  agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.
  A loan, grant, or designation made, a tax incentive received, or an
  agreement entered into before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the loan, grant, or
  designation was made, the incentive was received, or the agreement
  was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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