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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of owner information on and taxes and fees |
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applicable to certain coin-operated machines. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 2153, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2153.1591 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2153.1591. DISPLAY OF OWNER INFORMATION. An owner of a |
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coin-operated machine subject to this chapter shall prominently |
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display the owner's name, address, and phone number on each |
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coin-operated machine exhibited or displayed in this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2153.451(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) As provided by Section 1(f), Article VIII, Texas |
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Constitution, the [The] rate of the tax may not exceed one-half |
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[one-fourth] of the rate of the tax imposed under Section 2153.401. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2153.453, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2153.453. SEALING AUTHORIZED; RELEASE FEE. A county or |
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municipality that imposes an occupation tax on a coin-operated |
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machine may: |
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(1) seal a coin-operated machine if the tax imposed is |
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not paid; and |
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(2) charge a fee of not more than $15 [$5] for the |
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release of a sealed coin-operated machine. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2153.403, Occupations Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. Notwithstanding Section 2153.1591, Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act, the owner of a coin-operated machine is |
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not required to comply with that section until January 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |