79R1770 DAK-D
By: Madla S.B. No. 269
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain administrative fees and taxes collected by the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 107.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) In computing the total amount of taxes and
administrative fees to be collected on alcoholic beverages imported
by a person into the state for personal use, the commission may
round the amount up to the nearest quarter of a dollar.
SECTION 2. Section 154.024(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(b) Employees of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
who collect taxes on alcoholic beverages at ports of entry shall
collect at the ports of entry the tax imposed by this chapter on
cigarettes imported into this state. In computing the amount of
taxes to be collected, the commission may round the total amount up
to the nearest quarter of a dollar.
SECTION 3. This Act applies to fees or taxes collected on or
after the effective date of this Act, without regard to whether the
fees or taxes were due before, on, or after that date.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.