S.B. No. 320
AN ACT
relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in
certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 351.1066(a), Tax Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality with a population of at least 3,500
but less than 5,500 that is the county seat of a county with a
population of less than 50,000 that borders a county with a
population of more than 1.6 million;
(2) a municipality with a population of at least 2,900
but less than 3,500 that is the county seat of a county with a
population of less than 22,000 that is bordered by the Trinity River
and includes a state park and a portion of a wildlife management
area;
(3) a municipality with a population of at least 7,500
that is located in a county that borders the Pecos River and that
has a population of not more than 15,000;
(4) a municipality with a population of not more than
15,000 [5,000] that is located in a county through which the Frio
River flows and an interstate highway crosses, and that has a
population of at least 15,000; and
(5) a municipality with a population of not less than
7,500 that is located in a county with a population of not less than
40,000 but less than 250,000 that is adjacent to a county with a
population of less than 750.
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 hereby certify that S.B. No. 320 passed the Senate on
April 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 320 passed the House on
May 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 31, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor