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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acceptance of electronic check and credit card |
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payments for certain fees and taxes by a county tax |
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assessor-collector. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.002. ACCEPTANCE OF CHECK OR CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OF |
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CERTAIN FEES AND TAXES. A county tax assessor-collector shall |
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[may] accept a check or credit card invoice for the payment of: |
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(1) motor vehicle registration fees under Chapter 502, |
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Transportation Code; |
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(2) motor vehicle sales taxes imposed by Chapter 152, |
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Tax Code; |
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(3) occupation taxes paid to the assessor-collector |
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under Chapter 191, Tax Code; |
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(4) motor vehicle title transfer fees under Chapter |
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501, Transportation Code; |
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(5) license or permit fees under the Alcoholic |
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Beverage Code; and |
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(6) property taxes. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 130.0045 and 130.0046, Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.0045. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE. (a) A |
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[If a] county tax assessor-collector [accepts a credit card invoice
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as conditional payment of a fee or tax, the assessor-collector] may |
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collect a fee for processing a credit card [the] invoice accepted as |
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a conditional payment of a fee or tax. |
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(b) The assessor-collector may [shall] set a fee collected |
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under Subsection (a) in an amount that is reasonably related to the |
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expense incurred in processing the credit card invoice, not to |
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exceed three [five] percent of the amount of the fee or tax. The |
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processing fee is in addition to the amount of the fee or tax, and |
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may be paid conditionally by including the amount of the processing |
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fee on the credit card invoice. |
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Sec. 130.0046. [FEE FOR] PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. A |
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county tax assessor-collector shall accept [that accepts] payment |
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by electronic means as conditional payment of a county or state fee |
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or tax [may collect a handling fee for processing the payment. The
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handling fee is in addition to the amount of the fee or tax and may
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be paid conditionally by electronic means at the same time the tax
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or fee is paid]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |