By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 2370
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel
occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 334.0082, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and subject to this
subsection, this section also applies to a municipality that has a
population of at least 70,000 but not more than 180,000 and that is
located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the
Gulf of Mexico. A municipality described by this subsection may
impose a tax as authorized under Subsection (b)(2) only to finance a
convention center constructed before January 1, 2023. The
authority of the municipality to impose the tax as authorized under
Subsection (b)(2) expires on the earlier of:
(1) the date the debt issued for the convention center
described by this subsection is repaid; or
(2) January 1, 2054. (e)Subsection (d) and this subsection
expire January 1, 2054.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.