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	Amend CSHB 9 on page 8, between lines 26 and 27, by inserting 
the following:
	Sec. 169.0095. TAX REFUND FOR CERTAIN RESTAURANTS AND BARS. 
(a) A taxpayer who is in control of a restaurant or bar in which 
smoking is not allowed under Section 169.002 or 169.005 is entitled 
to a refund of 50 percent of all state taxes imposed with respect to 
the operation of the restaurant or bar and remitted by the taxpayer 
during the period the restaurant or bar remains a nonsmoking place, 
including:
		(1) state sales taxes imposed under Chapter 151, Tax 
Code;           
		(2) franchise taxes imposed under Chapter 171, Tax 
Code; and         
		(3) mixed beverage taxes imposed under Chapter 183, Tax 
Code.        
	(b) The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this 
section.