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TX SB1180

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carol Alvarado

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the list of municipalities eligible to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for qualified projects under Section 351.1015 of the Tax Code

  • Adds a new category of eligible municipalities: those with a population over 150,000 that are wholly located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more (such as certain cities in Harris County)

  • Reenacts and consolidates prior amendments from the 88th Legislature (2023) to resolve conflicts between multiple bills that modified the same statute

  • Maintains existing eligibility for municipalities with populations between 700,000-950,000, municipalities containing over 70% of a county's population in counties of 1.5 million or more, and municipalities with populations of at least 2 million

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

Taxation

Last Action

Referred to Economic Development

2/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Economic Development2/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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