HBA-JRA S.B. 1256 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1256
By: Nelson
Ways & Means
5/10/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the comptroller of public accounts compiles information
regarding taxes.  The tax information could be provided to a county or
municipality that would produce reports critical to forecasting budgeting
needs of their crime prevention programs.  S.B. 1256 authorizes the
comptroller of public accounts to provide certain tax information to a
crime and prevention district. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
HBA-JRA S.B. 1256 76(R)   
SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter D, Chapter 323, Tax Code, by adding Section
323.3022, as follows: 

Sec. 323.3022.  CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT TAX INFORMATION.  (a)  Requires the
comptroller, on request, to provide to a crime control and prevention
district (district) that has adopted a tax under this chapter information
relating to the amount of tax paid to the district by each person doing
business in the area of the district who annually remits to the comptroller
state and local sales tax payments of more than $100,000.   

(b)  Requires the request to be made in writing by the district's chief
administrative officer.   

(c)  Provides that the information is confidential, not open to public
inspection, and may be used only for economic forecasting.   

(d)  Authorizes the comptroller to set and collect reasonable fees from a
district to cover the expenses of compiling and providing the  information.

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.