By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 422
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2009;
May 6, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
May 18, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 18, 2009,
sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 422 By: Seliger
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information provided to a person applying for a state
tax permit or license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 111, Tax Code, is amended
by adding Section 111.00457 to read as follows:
Sec. 111.00457. INFORMATION RELATING TO OTHER PERMIT OR
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The comptroller shall include the
following statement on each application for a permit or license
issued by the comptroller:
WARNING. You may be required to obtain an additional permit
or license from the State of Texas or from a local governmental
entity to conduct business. A listing of links relating to
acquiring licenses, permits, and registrations from the State of
Texas is available online at
http://www.TexasOnline.com/portal/tol/en/9/1. You may also want
to contact the municipality and county in which you will conduct
business to determine any local governmental requirements.
(b) The statement required by Subsection (a) must be placed
in the applicant signature box or, if the application does not have
an applicant signature box, on the last line above the applicant
signature line, and in bold typeface that is at least as large as
any other typeface appearing in the general instructions relating
to the application.
(c) The comptroller shall revise the statement required by
Subsection (a) as necessary to reflect any change in the Internet
address that provides the listing of links.
SECTION 2. Not later than the 60th day after the effective
date of this Act, the comptroller of public accounts shall modify
each application for a permit or license issued by the comptroller
as necessary to comply with Section 111.00457, Tax Code, as added by
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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