84R14289 BEF-D
By: Bohac H.B. No. 991
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 991:
By: Rinaldi C.S.H.B. No. 991
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the display of notice of federal and state tax rates for
motor fuel sold at retail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 17, Agriculture Code, is
amended by adding Section 17.0515 to read as follows:
Sec. 17.0515. NOTICE OF MOTOR FUEL TAX RATES. The
department shall display on each motor fuel pump from which motor
fuel is sold at retail a notice of the current rates of the federal
and state motor fuel taxes. The notice must:
(1) display the current rate of each tax, in cents per
gallon, for each type of motor fuel;
(2) be displayed on each face of the motor fuel pump on
which the price of the motor fuel sold from the pump is displayed;
and
(3) be displayed in a clear, conspicuous, and
prominent manner.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.