Amend HB 4542 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 111.006, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:

(h)  The comptroller shall disclose information to a person regarding net sales by quantity, brand, and size that is submitted in a report required under Section 151.462 if:

(1)  the person requesting the information holds a permit or license under Chapter 19, 20, 21, 37, 64, 65, or 66, Alcoholic Beverage Code; [and]

(2)  the request relates only to information regarding the sale of a product distributed by the person making the request; and

(3)  the comptroller determines that the information reported under Section 151.462 or in accordance with rules adopted under Subsection (j) is sufficiently detailed to protect the confidentiality of sales information relating to products not distributed by the person requesting the information.