SB 2134
AN ACT relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 351.1015(b), Tax Code, as amended by Chapters 644 (H.B. 4559), 779 (H.B. 5012), 927 (S.B. 2220), and 1110 (S.B. 1057), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: (b) This section applies only to a qualified project located (1) a municipality with a population of at least 700,000 but less than 950,000 according to the most recent federal (2) a municipality that contains more than 70 percent of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or (3) [(2)] a municipality described by Section [(3)] a municipality described by Section (5) [(2)] a municipality with a population of at least (6) a municipality described by Section 334.0082(a)(2), Local Government Code. SECTION 2. Section 351.1015(j), Tax Code, as added by Chapter 1110 (S.B. 1057), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is redesignated as Section 351.1015(j-1), Tax Code, (j-1) [(j)] A local government corporation to which this subsection applies may act as a municipality under this section and is considered to be a municipality for purposes of this section. With respect to a local government corporation to which this subsection applies, the term "qualified project" includes a venue and any related infrastructure. This subsection applies only to a local government corporation that: (1) is authorized to collect a municipal hotel (2) is located in a county with a population of 3.3 SECTION 3. Section 351.1015(j), Tax Code, as added by Chapter 779 (H.B. 5012), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is redesignated as Section 351.1015(l), Tax Code, and amended to read as follows: (l) [(j)] For a municipality described by Subsection (b)(3), (4), or (6) [(b)(2) or (3)], the term "qualified project" also means a venue described by Section 334.001(4)(A), Local Government Code, and any related infrastructure. SECTION 4. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain
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