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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of information obtained by a person from the |
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comptroller that relates to a taxpayer subject to an audit by the |
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comptroller. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 111.0075(b), Tax Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A person who obtains information described by |
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Subsection (a) and who is not a taxpayer to whom the information |
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relates may not, before the 30th [sixth] day after the date the |
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comptroller made the information available to the person, use the |
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information for the direct solicitation of business or employment |
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for pecuniary gain. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the use of information obtained by a person on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. The use of information obtained by a |
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person before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the information was obtained, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |