By: Raney, Kacal (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) H.B. No. 4187
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017;
May 11, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
Resources & Economic Development; May 21, 2017, reported
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 2; May 21, 2017, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 4187 By: Seliger
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of revenue from municipal hotel occupancy taxes
for a sports facility or field in certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 351.1078, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subsections (a-1) and (c) to read as follows:
(a-1) The report described by Subsection (a)(2) shall be
made accessible through a link that appears in a prominent place on
the municipality's Internet website.
(c) At least annually, a municipality to which this section
applies shall compare the actual area hotel revenue that is
attributable to sporting events held at the sporting related
facility or sports field described by Section 351.101(i) to the
projected annual amount of that revenue anticipated by the
municipality to be generated as a result of the construction or
expansion of the facility or field. If area hotel revenue
attributable to sporting events held at the facility or field is
less than the projected amount, the municipality shall, as soon as
practicable, develop and implement a plan to increase that revenue.
SECTION 2. 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, 2017.
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