83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3536, Chapter 1305 Page: 5 of 14
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H.B. No. 3536
1 (14) "Subsequent participating manufacturer" has the
2 same meaning provided for that term in the master settlement
3 agreement, except that the term excludes any settling manufacturer
4 under the tobacco settlement agreement described by Subdivision
5 (15)(B). A manufacturer may not be treated as a subsequent
6 participating manufacturer for purposes of Section 161.604(c)
7 unless it has provided to the comptroller notice and proof, in the
8 form and manner the comptroller may prescribe, that it is a
9 subsequent participating manufacturer.
10 (15) "Tobacco settlement agreement" means either:
11 (A) the Comprehensive Settlement Agreement and
12 Release filed on January 16, 1998, in the United States District
13 Court, Eastern District of Texas, in the case styled The State of
14 Texas v. The American Tobacco Co., et al., No. 5-96CV-91, and all
15 subsequent amendments; or
16 (B) the settlement agreement entered into on
17 March 20, 1997, regarding the matter described in Paragraph (A),
18 but only as to companies that signed that agreement on that date.
19 Sec. 161.603. FEE IMPOSED. (a) A fee is imposed on the
20 sale, use, consumption, or distribution in this state of:
21 (1) non-settling manufacturer cigarettes if a stamp is
22 required to be affixed to a package of those cigarettes under
23 Section 154.041, Tax Code;
24 (2) non-settling manufacturer cigarettes that are
25 sold, purchased, or distributed in this state but that are not
26 required to have a stamp affixed to a package of those cigarettes
27 under Chapter 154, Tax Code;
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3536, Chapter 1305, legislative document, June 14, 2013; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth438660/m1/5/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.