HB 5016

relating to the authority of a municipality to finance certain
venue projects with a short-term motor vehicle rental tax.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 334.1015(a), Local Government Code, is
(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter
does not apply to the financing of a venue project that is an area or
(1)  a municipal parks and recreation system; or
(B)  a national historic landmark; and
(C)  located in a municipality with a population
greater than 1.3 million and less than 1.4 million.
SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act do not affect
the validity of a bond, contractual obligation, or other obligation
for which revenue was pledged or committed under Subchapter E,
Chapter 334, Local Government Code, before the effective date of
this Act.  Bonds, contractual obligations, or other obligations for
which revenue was pledged or committed before that date are
governed by the law in effect when the revenue was pledged or
committed, and that law is continued in effect for the purposes of
the validity of those bonds, contractual obligations, and other
SECTION 3.  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.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.