Bill Text: TX HB1256 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the allocation of certain revenue from mixed beverage gross receipts and sales taxes.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-09 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB1256 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB1256-Comm_Sub.html

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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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