Bill Text: TX HB991 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the display of notice of federal and state tax rates for motor fuel sold at retail.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on 1/1/16 [HB991 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB991-Introduced.html

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84R2397 GRM-D
By: Bohac H.B. No. 991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring notice of federal and state tax rates for
motor fuel sold at retail; providing a civil penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 111 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 111. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR MOTOR FUEL SOLD AT RETAIL
Sec. 111.001. NOTICE OF MOTOR FUEL TAX RATES. (a) In this
section, "motor fuel" has the meaning assigned by Section 162.001,
Tax Code.
(b) A person who sells motor fuel at retail shall display on
each motor fuel pump at the retail location a notice of the current
rates of the federal and state motor fuel taxes. The notice must:
(1) display the current rate of each tax, in cents per
gallon, for each type of motor fuel;
(2) be displayed on each face of the motor fuel pump on
which the price of the motor fuel sold from the pump is displayed;
and
(3) be displayed in a clear, conspicuous, and
prominent manner.
(c) A person who violates this section is liable to the
state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each
calendar month in which a violation occurs. The civil penalty may
not be imposed for more than one violation that occurs in a month.
The attorney general or the appropriate prosecuting attorney in the
county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover
the civil penalty imposed under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.