87R1332 MCK-D     By: Cain H.B. No. 1137       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to limiting the assessment of certain fees and taxes   during a declared state of disaster.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 418.0125 to read as follows:          Sec. 418.0125.  LIMIT ON ASSESSMENT OF FEES AND TAXES. If   the governor issues an executive order, proclamation, or regulation   during a declared state of disaster that restricts the operation of   a business or category of businesses, a business whose operation is   restricted by the order, proclamation, or regulation may not be   assessed any tax or fee, including a licensing fee, by this state   during the time the operation of the business is restricted by the   order, proclamation, or regulation.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.