LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 13, 2025 TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3241 by Harris Davila (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3241, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. However, there would be a negative impact of ($721,000) in the biennium ending August 31, 2029. The negative impact would begin in fiscal year 2028 and continue for 10 years. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact toGeneral Revenue Related Funds2026$02027$02028($356,000)2029($371,000)2030($385,000)All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromGeneral Revenue Fund12026$02027$02028($356,000)2029($371,000)2030($385,000) Fiscal AnalysisThe bill would add a municipality that is the county seat of a county that has a population of 600,000 or more and is adjacent to the county that contains the State Capitol, to the list of municipalities that are entitled to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 13, 2025
TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3241 by Harris Davila (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3241 by Harris Davila (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.), 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
HB3241 by Harris Davila (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.), As Introduced
HB3241 by Harris Davila (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3241, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. However, there would be a negative impact of ($721,000) in the biennium ending August 31, 2029. The negative impact would begin in fiscal year 2028 and continue for 10 years.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3241, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. However, there would be a negative impact of ($721,000) in the biennium ending August 31, 2029. The negative impact would begin in fiscal year 2028 and continue for 10 years.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
2026 $0
2027 $0
2028 ($356,000)
2029 ($371,000)
2030 ($385,000)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
2026 $0
2027 $0
2028 ($356,000)
2029 ($371,000)
2030 ($385,000)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would add a municipality that is the county seat of a county that has a population of 600,000 or more and is adjacent to the county that contains the State Capitol, to the list of municipalities that are entitled to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.
Methodology
The bill's provisions would affect the city of Georgetown.Georgetown would be entitled to receive from the qualified hotel and each restaurant, bar, and retail establishment located in or connected to the hotel or the related qualified convention center facility, the state sales and use tax and the state hotel occupancy tax. Georgetown would be entitled to receive the revenue derived from the state sales and use taxes, and local mixed beverage taxes generated, paid, and collected from a qualified establishment. Georgetown would be entitled to receive the revenue until the tenth anniversary of the date the qualified hotel to which the entitlement relates is open for initial occupancy.The city of Georgetown has plans for a qualified hotel with the additional entitlement from restaurants, bars, retail establishments, swimming pools and swimming facilities as provided under Section 351.157 Tax Code and could avail itself of the tax rebates should eligibility be acquired through this legislation. The estimate is based on a projected opening date of August 31st, 2027, a comparison and review of revenues paid to the owners of extant qualified hotel projects, and planned attributes of such prospective hotel.
Local Government Impact
Georgetown would be entitled to receive from the qualified hotel and each restaurant, bar, and retail establishment located in or connected to the hotel or the related qualified convention center facility, the state sales and use tax and the state hotel occupancy tax. Georgetown would be entitled to receive the revenue derived from the state sales and use taxes, and local mixed beverage taxes generated, paid, and collected from a qualified establishment.
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304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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