{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-112.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 112.004","heading":"EXEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BUSINESS ENTITY FROM CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS DURING DISASTER RESPONSE PERIOD.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Section 112.006, an out-of-state business entity whose transaction of business in this state is limited to the performance of disaster- or emergency-related work during a disaster response period is not required to:\n(1) register with the secretary of state;\n(2) file a tax report with or pay taxes or fees to this state or a political subdivision of this state;\n(3) pay an ad valorem tax or use tax on equipment that is brought into the state by the entity, used only by the entity to perform disaster- or emergency-related work during the disaster response period, and removed from the state by the entity following the disaster response period;\n(4) comply with state or local business licensing or registration requirements; or\n(5) comply with state or local occupational licensing requirements or related fees.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 559 (H.B. 2358), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS","CHAPTER 112. FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTERS ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.112.htm#112.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"0985a64425a96767e6f59857bfb0948cc8dffb6f08e13c33742a4c4b4f054c1c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-112.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-112.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}