H.B. No. 2272
AN ACT
relating to the county hotel occupancy tax rate in certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 352.003(c), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(c) The rate in a county that does not have a m
unicipality
may not exceed four percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
This subsection does not apply to:
(1) a county that[:
[(1)] has a population of 10,000 or more and [; and
[(2)] borders the United Mexican States; or
(2) a county that borders three counties, each of
which borders the United Mexican States.
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, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2272 was passed by the House on May 3,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 108, Nays 32, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2272 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor