Amend CSHB 3646 (house committee report) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 31.06(a), Tax Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Section 31.061, taxes are payable
only as provided by this section. A [in currency of the United
States. However, a] collector shall [may] accept United State
currency or a check or money order in payment of taxes[,] and shall
[may] accept payment by credit card or electronic funds transfer.
[A collector and a person may enter into an agreement under which
the person pays taxes by electronic funds transfer. The agreement
must:
[(1) be in writing;
[(2) be signed by the collector and the person; and
[(3) specify the means or format of payment by
electronic funds transfer.]