{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-112.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 112.005","heading":"EXEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE EMPLOYEE FROM CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS DURING DISASTER RESPONSE PERIOD.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Section 112.006, an out-of-state employee whose only employment in this state is for the performance of disaster- or emergency-related work during a disaster response period is not required to:\n(1) file a tax report with or pay taxes or fees to this state or a political subdivision of this state; or\n(2) comply with state or local occupational licensing requirements or related fees, if the employee is in substantial compliance with applicable occupational licensing requirements in the employee's state of residence or principal employment.\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#112.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"f77d94615757028462ccae6dd4c0e964af0108588713d5714112e8b4df6809ca","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-112.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-112.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}