87R2581 BEF-D
 
  By: Herrero H.B. No. 4032
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the review by local governmental entities of certain
  sales and use tax audit reports and audit working papers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 321.510(c), (d), (e), and (g), Tax
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  Subject to the criteria provided by this section, a
  municipality or local governmental entity may request a review of
  all available sales tax returns, [and] reports, audit reports, and
  audit working papers in the comptroller's possession filed by not
  more than five individual taxpayers doing business in the
  municipality or local governmental entity that are included and
  identified by the municipality or local governmental entity from
  the information received from the comptroller under Section
  321.3022 and that relate to a reallocation or refund in an amount
  described by Subsection (b).
         (d)  The comptroller shall provide the returns, [and]
  reports, audit reports, and audit working papers requested under
  Subsection (c) for review regardless of whether the information [in
  the returns or reports] is confidential under state law, including
  Sections 111.006 and 151.027.
         (e)  The provision of confidential information to a
  municipality or local governmental entity under this section does
  not affect the confidential nature of the information in the
  returns, [or] reports, audit reports, or audit working papers. A
  municipality or local governmental entity shall use the information
  only in a manner that maintains the confidential nature of the
  information and may not disclose or release the information to the
  public.
         (g)  Not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 90th day
  after the date the comptroller receives a request under Subsection
  (c), the comptroller shall provide the requested returns, [and]
  reports, audit reports, and audit working papers to the requesting
  municipality or local governmental entity for review.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a request under Section 321.510(f), Tax Code, submitted on or after
  the effective date of this Act. A request submitted before that date
  is governed by the law in effect when the request was submitted, and
  the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  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, 2021.