By: Seliger S.B. No. 1086
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the availability of certain hotel occupancy tax
  information.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 156, Tax Code, is amended
  by adding Section 156.155 to read as follows:
         Sec. 156.155.  AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TAXPAYER
  INFORMATION. (a)  A state agency may not post on a public Internet
  website information that identifies the taxable receipts of an
  individual business that is contained in or derived from a record,
  report, or other document required to be provided under this
  chapter.
         (b)  Information described by Subsection (a) that is
  collected or maintained by a state agency is public information
  under Section 552.002, Government Code.  A state agency shall
  provide access to the information in the manner provided by Chapter
  552, Government Code, and the exceptions under Subchapter C of that
  chapter do not apply to the information.
         SECTION 2.  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, 2017.