Amend HB 1772 on third reading by striking SECTION 3 of the
bill and by inserting the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS
to read as follows and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
      SECTION__. Subchapter E, Chapter 334, Local Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 334.1135 to read as follows:
      Sec. 334.1135.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAX COLLECTION EXPENSES.
(a)  Subject to Subsection (b), a municipality or county shall
allow a person who is required to collect and remit the tax imposed
under this subchapter one percent of the amount collected and
required to be remitted as reimbursement to the person for the
costs of collecting the tax.
      (b)  A person required to collect and remit the tax imposed
under this subchapter is not entitled to reimbursement under
Subsection (a) unless the municipality or county receives the
amount required to be collected not later than the 15th day after
the end of the collection period.  If the 15th day is on a weekend
or holiday , the municipality or county  must receive the amount
required to be collected not later than the first working day after
the 15th day.  If the person remits the amount required to be
collected by mail, the date postmarked by the United States Postal
Service is considered to be the date of receipt by the municipality
or county.
      SECTION ___.  Section 334.256, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      Sec. 334.256.  NOTICE OF TAX. (a)  Each bill or other receipt
for a hotel charge subject to the tax imposed under this subchapter
must contain a statement in a conspicuous location stating:
"___________ (insert name of taxing municipality or county)
requires that an additional tax of _____ percent (insert rate of
tax) be imposed on each hotel charge for the purpose of financing a
venue project.  In addition to the tax imposed to finance a venue
project, the State of Texas requires  that a tax of six percent be
imposed on each hotel charge."
      (b)  If a hotel charge is subject to any additional hotel
occupancy taxes, the statement required by Subsection (a) must be
modified to state each additional entity that imposes a hotel
occupancy tax and the rate of that tax.