Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3223 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/29/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 29, 2021       TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB3223 by Zwiener (Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.), As Introduced     No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Chapter 351 of the Tax Code, regarding municipal hotel occupancy taxes, to add Section 351.111 to authorize a municipality with a population of less than 200,000, and a municipality with a population of less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of the Texas Tech University System, to use a portion of the revenue derived from the tax imposed under the chapter to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry by enhancing and maintaining public parks owned by the municipality. The bill would also place limitations on the amounts of revenue used.The bill's provisions would affect the manner in which 1) any city with a population of less than 200,000 and 2) the City of Lubbock, could allocate its municipal hotel tax revenue to enhance and maintain public parks owned by the municipality. There would be no state revenue implications. The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, assuming it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2021.  Local Government ImpactThe bill's provisions would affect the manner in which 1) any city with a population of less than 200,000 and 2) the City of Lubbock, could allocate its municipal hotel tax revenue to enhance and maintain public parks owned by the municipality.  Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KK, SD, BRI

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 29, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB3223 by Zwiener (Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3223 by Zwiener (Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.), As Introduced

 Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means

 Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB3223 by Zwiener (Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.), As Introduced 

 HB3223 by Zwiener (Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.), As Introduced 



No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 351 of the Tax Code, regarding municipal hotel occupancy taxes, to add Section 351.111 to authorize a municipality with a population of less than 200,000, and a municipality with a population of less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of the Texas Tech University System, to use a portion of the revenue derived from the tax imposed under the chapter to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry by enhancing and maintaining public parks owned by the municipality. The bill would also place limitations on the amounts of revenue used.The bill's provisions would affect the manner in which 1) any city with a population of less than 200,000 and 2) the City of Lubbock, could allocate its municipal hotel tax revenue to enhance and maintain public parks owned by the municipality. There would be no state revenue implications. The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, assuming it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2021.

The bill's provisions would affect the manner in which 1) any city with a population of less than 200,000 and 2) the City of Lubbock, could allocate its municipal hotel tax revenue to enhance and maintain public parks owned by the municipality. There would be no state revenue implications. The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, assuming it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2021.

 Local Government Impact

The bill's provisions would affect the manner in which 1) any city with a population of less than 200,000 and 2) the City of Lubbock, could allocate its municipal hotel tax revenue to enhance and maintain public parks owned by the municipality.

Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KK, SD, BRI

JMc, KK, SD, BRI