By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 422

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2009; May 6, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; May 18, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 18, 2009, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 422 By: Seliger

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to information provided to a person applying for a state tax permit or license.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 111, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 111.00457 to read as follows:

Sec. 111.00457. INFORMATION RELATING TO OTHER PERMIT OR LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The comptroller shall include the following statement on each application for a permit or license issued by the comptroller:

WARNING. You may be required to obtain an additional permit or license from the State of Texas or from a local governmental entity to conduct business. A listing of links relating to acquiring licenses, permits, and registrations from the State of Texas is available online at http://www.TexasOnline.com/portal/tol/en/9/1. You may also want to contact the municipality and county in which you will conduct business to determine any local governmental requirements.

(b) The statement required by Subsection (a) must be placed in the applicant signature box or, if the application does not have an applicant signature box, on the last line above the applicant signature line, and in bold typeface that is at least as large as any other typeface appearing in the general instructions relating to the application.

(c) The comptroller shall revise the statement required by Subsection (a) as necessary to reflect any change in the Internet address that provides the listing of links.

SECTION 2. Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of this Act, the comptroller of public accounts shall modify each application for a permit or license issued by the comptroller as necessary to comply with Section 111.00457, Tax Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009.

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