H.B. No. 4187
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 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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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4187 was passed by the House on May 9,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 5, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 4187 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 20,
1 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4187 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays
4.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor