TITLE: Relating to the display of owner information on and taxes and fees applicable to certain coin-operated machines.

SUMMARY: Relating to the display of owner information on and taxes and fees applicable to certain coin-operated machines.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the display of owner information on and taxes and fees applicable to certain coin-operated machines. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 2153, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 2153.1591 to read as follows: Sec. 2153.1591. DISPLAY OF OWNER INFORMATION. An owner of a coin-operated machine subject to this chapter shall prominently display the owner's name, address, and phone number on each coin-operated machine exhibited or displayed in this state. SECTION 2. Section 2153.451(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) As provided by Section 1(f), Article VIII, Texas Constitution, the [The] rate of the tax may not exceed one-half [one-fourth] of the rate of the tax imposed under Section 2153.401. SECTION 3. Section 2153.453, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 2153.453. SEALING AUTHORIZED; RELEASE FEE. A county or municipality that imposes an occupation tax on a coin-operated machine may: (1) seal a coin-operated machine if the tax imposed is not paid; and (2) charge a fee of not more than $15 [$5] for the release of a sealed coin-operated machine. SECTION 4. Section 2153.403, Occupations Code, is repealed. SECTION 5. Notwithstanding Section 2153.1591, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, the owner of a coin-operated machine is not required to comply with that section until January 1, 2012. SECTION 6. 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.