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SB653: Relating to a refund of sales and use taxes paid on the purchase or use of building materials used to construct certain subsidized housing.

: Royce West (D-TX) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Feb 3, 2025
Taxation
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Taxation--Sales
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Housing
Housing--General
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING MATERIALS
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Relating to a refund of sales and use taxes paid on the purchase or use of building materials used to construct certain subsidized housing.

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