HB 2370
AN ACT relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Allows specific municipalities with populations between 70,000 and 180,000, located in counties bordering Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico, to use hotel occupancy tax revenue to finance a convention center constructed before January 1, 2023. The municipality can impose this tax until either the convention center's debt is fully repaid or January 1, 2054, whichever comes first, providing a targeted financial mechanism for local infrastructure development.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 334.0082, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and subject to this subsection, this section also applies to a municipality that has a population of at least 70,000 but not more than 180,000 and that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico. A municipality described by this subsection may impose a tax as authorized under Subsection (b)(2) only to finance a convention center constructed before January 1, 2023. The authority of the municipality to impose the tax as authorized under Subsection (b)(2) expires on the earlier of: (1) the date the debt issued for the convention center described by this subsection is repaid; or (2) January 1, 2054. (e)Subsection (d) and this subsection SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel
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