By Corte                                              H.B. No. 2982
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to disclosure on hotel bills of the governmental entities
 1-3     imposing the hotel occupancy tax.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 156, Tax Code, is amended by
 1-6     adding Section 156.054 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 156.054.  NOTICE OF TAX. Each bill or other receipt for
 1-8     a hotel charge subject to the tax imposed under this chapter must
 1-9     contain a statement in a conspicuous location stating:  "The State
1-10     of Texas requires that a tax of six percent be imposed on each
1-11     hotel charge."
1-12           SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended by
1-13     adding Section 351.0035 to read as follows:
1-14           Sec. 351.0035.  NOTICE OF TAX. Each bill or other receipt for
1-15     a hotel charge subject to the tax imposed under this chapter must
1-16     contain a statement in a conspicuous location stating:
1-17     "______________ (insert name of taxing municipality) requires that
1-18     a tax of _____ percent (insert rate of tax) be imposed on each
1-19     hotel charge."
1-20           SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, is amended by
1-21     adding Section 352.0035 to read as follows:
1-22           Sec. 352.0035.  NOTICE OF TAX.  Each bill or other receipt
1-23     for a hotel charge subject to the tax imposed under this chapter
1-24     must contain a statement in a conspicuous location stating:
 2-1     "______________ (insert name of taxing county) requires that a tax
 2-2     of _____ percent (insert rate of tax) be imposed on each hotel
 2-3     charge."
 2-4           SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.