| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in |
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| 6 | 8 | | certain municipalities. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 351.1066(a), Tax Code, is amended to |
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| 9 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 10 | 12 | | (a) This section applies only to: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (1) a municipality with a population of at least 3,500 |
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| 12 | 14 | | but less than 5,500 that is the county seat of a county with a |
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| 13 | 15 | | population of less than 50,000 that borders a county with a |
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| 14 | 16 | | population of more than 1.6 million; |
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| 15 | 17 | | (2) a municipality with a population of at least 2,900 |
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| 16 | 18 | | but less than 3,500 that is the county seat of a county with a |
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| 17 | 19 | | population of less than 22,000 that is bordered by the Trinity River |
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| 18 | 20 | | and includes a state park and a portion of a wildlife management |
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| 19 | 21 | | area; |
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| 20 | 22 | | (3) a municipality with a population of at least 7,500 |
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| 21 | 23 | | that is located in a county that borders the Pecos River and that |
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| 22 | 24 | | has a population of not more than 15,000; |
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| 23 | 25 | | (4) a municipality with a population of not more than |
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| 24 | 26 | | 15,000 [5,000] that is located in a county through which the Frio |
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| 25 | 27 | | River flows and an interstate highway crosses, and that has a |
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| 26 | 28 | | population of at least 15,000; and |
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| 27 | 29 | | (5) a municipality with a population of not less than |
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| 28 | 30 | | 7,500 that is located in a county with a population of not less than |
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| 29 | 31 | | 40,000 but less than 250,000 that is adjacent to a county with a |
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| 30 | 32 | | population of less than 750. |
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| 31 | 33 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 32 | 34 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 33 | 35 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 34 | 36 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 35 | 37 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 36 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 37 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 38 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 320 passed the Senate on |
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| 39 | | - | April 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. |
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| 40 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 42 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 320 passed the House on |
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| 43 | | - | May 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 31, two |
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| 44 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 45 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 47 | | - | Approved: |
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| 48 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | | - | Date |
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| 50 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | | - | Governor |
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