H.B. No. 2033 AN ACT relating to the separate statement of the mixed beverage tax for informational purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 183, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 183.0212 to read as follows: Sec. 183.0212. SEPARATE DISCLOSURE OF TAX ALLOWED. (a) For informational purposes only, a permittee may provide that each sales invoice, billing, service check, ticket, or other receipt to a customer for the purchase of an item subject to taxation under this chapter include a separate statement disclosing the amount of tax to be paid by the permittee under this chapter in relation to that item. (b) The separate statement must clearly disclose the amount of tax payable by the permittee. (c) The tax may not be separately charged to or paid by the customer. SECTION 2. 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, 2011. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2033 was passed by the House on April 26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2033 was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor