Bill Text: TX HB3431 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3431 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the imposition and use of the admission fee to sexually oriented businesses; increasing the amount of a fee.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-17 - Referred to Ways & Means [HB3431 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB3431-Introduced.html

	84R13254 BEF-F

	By: Bernal	H.B. No. 3431



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the imposition and use of the admission fee to sexually
	oriented businesses; increasing the amount of a fee.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 102.052(a), Business & Commerce Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) A fee is imposed on a sexually oriented business in an
	amount equal to $8 [$5] for each entry by each customer admitted to
	the business.
	SECTION 2. Section 102.054, Business & Commerce Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.054. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE FOR SEXUAL
	ASSAULT PROGRAMS. The comptroller shall deposit five-eighths of
	the amount [~~the first $25 million~~] received from the fee imposed
	under this subchapter [~~in a state fiscal biennium~~] to the credit of
	the sexual assault program fund, up to a maximum of $25 million each
	state fiscal biennium.
	SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 102, Business & Commerce
	Code, is amended by adding Section 102.0555 to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.0555. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE FOR HUMAN
	TRAFFICKING ENFORCEMENT GRANTS. (a) The comptroller shall deposit
	three-eighths of the amount received from the fee imposed under
	this subchapter to the credit of the human trafficking prevention
	account, which is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund
	that may be appropriated only to the criminal justice division of
	the governor's office for the purpose of awarding grants under this
	section. The governor's office administers the account.
	(b) Using money received under this section, the criminal
	justice division of the governor's office shall award grants to
	district attorneys for the purpose of prosecuting human trafficking
	cases.
	(c) The criminal justice division of the governor's office
	shall adopt rules to administer the grant program under this
	section.
	SECTION 4. Section 102.055, Business & Commerce Code, is
	repealed.
	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.