85R3286 ADM-D     By: Turner H.B. No. 824       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain   lightbulbs for a limited period.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 151.333(b), Tax Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  This section applies only to the following   energy-efficient products:                (1)  an air conditioner the sales price of which does   not exceed $6,000;                (2)  a clothes washer;                (3)  a ceiling fan;                (4)  a dehumidifier;                (5)  a dishwasher;                (6)  an incandescent, [or] fluorescent, or   light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulb;                (7)  a programmable thermostat; and                (8)  a refrigerator the sales price of which does not   exceed $2,000.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act does not   affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this   Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been   enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the   collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of   the liability for those taxes.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.