By: Ashby, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 1256
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2021;
  May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
  May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 11,
  Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the allocation of certain revenue from mixed beverage
  gross receipts and sales taxes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as the Judge Ruben G. Reyes
  Act.
         SECTION 2.  The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 183, Tax
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER C.  DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS [MIXED BEVERAGE TAX
  CLEARANCE]
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 183, Tax Code, is amended
  by adding Section 183.053 to read as follows:
         Sec. 183.053.  ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE FOR CERTAIN
  SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS.  The comptroller shall deposit one
  percent of the taxes received under Subchapters B and B-1 to the
  credit of the specialty court account established under Section
  133.121, Local Government Code.  Money deposited to the account
  under this section may be used only for the purposes described by
  Section 133.121, Local Government Code.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
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