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H.B. No. 3195
AN ACT
relating to combined municipal sales tax ballot propositions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Chapter 321, Tax Code, is amended by
adding Section 321.409 to read as follows:
Sec. 321.409. COMBINED MUNICIPAL SALES TAX BALLOT
PROPOSITIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this code or
other state law, a municipality may by a combined ballot
proposition lower or repeal any dedicated or special purpose
municipal sales tax, including the additional sales tax for
property tax relief, and by the same proposition raise or adopt any
other dedicated or special purpose municipal sales tax, including
the additional sales tax for property tax relief.
(b) A combined sales tax proposition under this section
shall contain substantially the same language, if any, required by
law for the lowering, repealing, raising, or adopting of each tax as
appropriate.
(c) A negative vote on a combined sales tax proposition
under this section shall have no effect on either the sales tax to
be lowered or repealed by the proposition or the sales tax to be
raised or adopted by the proposition.
(d) This section does not apply to sales tax elections
called by any method other than by the governing body.
(e) This section shall not be construed to change the
substantive law of any sales tax, including the allowed maximum
rate or combined rate of local sales taxes.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3195 was passed by the House on May 9,
2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3195 was passed by the Senate on May
23, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor