By Chavez H.B. No. 2515 75R8482 CBH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the provision of information relating to historically 1-3 underutilized businesses to certain persons. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Section 151.206 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 151.206. INFORMATION RELATING TO HISTORICALLY 1-8 UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES. (a) The comptroller shall provide to 1-9 each applicant for a sales tax permit or for registration as a 1-10 retailer under Section 151.106 information relating to eligibility 1-11 for, application for, and advantages of certification as a 1-12 historically underutilized business under Chapter 2161, Government 1-13 Code. In addition, the comptroller shall send the information to 1-14 each person who holds a sales tax permit or is registered as a 1-15 retailer under Section 151.106 at least twice each year. The 1-16 information may be included in or with other information sent to 1-17 retailers under this chapter. 1-18 (b) On request from an applicant or retailer, the 1-19 comptroller shall provide to the person any forms or other 1-20 paperwork necessary for certification as a historically 1-21 underutilized business under Chapter 2161, Government Code. A 1-22 person may return the forms or other paperwork to the comptroller. 1-23 The comptroller shall immediately submit the forms or other 1-24 paperwork to the General Services Commission for processing. 2-1 (c) The comptroller shall work with the General Services 2-2 Commission to implement this section. 2-3 (d) In this section, "historically underutilized business" 2-4 has the meaning assigned by Section 2161.001, Government Code. 2-5 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-6 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.