LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 16, 2011 TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1004 by Hopson (Relating to the hotel occupancy tax rate in certain municipalities.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1004, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2013. LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 16, 2011 TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1004 by Hopson (Relating to the hotel occupancy tax rate in certain municipalities.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1004 by Hopson (Relating to the hotel occupancy tax rate in certain municipalities.), As Introduced Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1004 by Hopson (Relating to the hotel occupancy tax rate in certain municipalities.), As Introduced HB1004 by Hopson (Relating to the hotel occupancy tax rate in certain municipalities.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1004, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2013. Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1004, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2013. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2012 $0 2013 $0 2014 $0 2015 $0 2016 $0 2012 $0 2013 $0 2014 $0 2015 $0 2016 $0 All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCity of Tyler 2012 $470,000 2013 $539,000 2014 $566,000 2015 $594,000 2016 $624,000 Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromCity of Tyler 2012 $470,000 2013 $539,000 2014 $566,000 2015 $594,000 2016 $624,000 2012 $470,000 2013 $539,000 2014 $566,000 2015 $594,000 2016 $624,000 Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend Chapter 351 of the Tax Code, regarding municipal hotel occupancy taxes. The bill would set the maximum allowable municipal hotel occupancy tax rate at 9 percent of the price paid for a room for a municipality with a population greater than 95,000 located in a county with a population greater than 200,000 that borders Lake Palestine. The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, assuming that it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2011. Methodology According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the only municipality that would meet the criteria in the bill would be the City of Tyler. For the purpose of this estimate, the Comptroller gathered data on taxable hotel receipts from the City of Tyler from its tax files, and multiplied the receipts by 2 percent (the difference between the current 7 percent rate the city can levy under the Chapter's general provisions and the maximum rate should the bill become law) to determine the maximum potential gain to the City of Tyler. The Comptroller reports the fiscal implications for the City of Tyler cannot be determined as the tax rate that might be set by the city and the timing of any change are unknown. However, for illustrative purposes this analysis shows the fiscal impact should the City of Tyler adopt the maximum 9 percent municipal hotel occupancy tax rate at the earliest date permissible. Local Government Impact The fiscal impact to local government is illustrated in the above table. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JOB, KKR, SD, AG JOB, KKR, SD, AG