BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2617 By: Jetton County Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The authority of certain counties to lease or sell real property for a privately owned hotel should be extended to more counties. H.B. 2617 seeks to address this issue by extending such authority to a county with a population of more than 800,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2617 amends the Local Government Code to extend to a county with a population of more than 800,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million the applicability of provisions relating to the lease or sale by a county of real property for a privately owned hotel. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023. BILL ANALYSIS # BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2617 By: Jetton County Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) H.B. 2617 By: Jetton County Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The authority of certain counties to lease or sell real property for a privately owned hotel should be extended to more counties. H.B. 2617 seeks to address this issue by extending such authority to a county with a population of more than 800,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2617 amends the Local Government Code to extend to a county with a population of more than 800,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million the applicability of provisions relating to the lease or sale by a county of real property for a privately owned hotel. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The authority of certain counties to lease or sell real property for a privately owned hotel should be extended to more counties. H.B. 2617 seeks to address this issue by extending such authority to a county with a population of more than 800,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2617 amends the Local Government Code to extend to a county with a population of more than 800,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million the applicability of provisions relating to the lease or sale by a county of real property for a privately owned hotel. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2023.