Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R4687 DNC-F
2	2	By: Anchía H.B. No. 3509
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public
10	10	improvement district in certain municipalities.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 372.0015, Local Government Code, is
13	13	amended to read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 372.0015. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this
15	15	subchapter:
16	16	(1) "Extraterritorial[, "extraterritorial]
17	17	jurisdiction" means extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined
18	18	under Chapter 42.
19	19	(2) "Hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section
20	20	156.001, Tax Code.
21	21	SECTION 2. Section 372.005, Local Government Code, is
22	22	amended by amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-2) to
23	23	read as follows:
24	24	(b-1) A person is a qualified petitioner under Subsection
25	25	(b-2) if the person:
26	26	(1) is employed in a management position responsible
27	27	for overseeing the operations of a hotel, including:
28	28	(A) the owner or general manager of a hotel;
29	29	(B) a regional manager who oversees the
30	30	operations of a hotel; or
31	31	(C) an employee of a management company who
32	32	oversees the operation of a hotel; and
33	33	(2) affirms by affidavit that the person is authorized
34	34	to enter into a contract on behalf of a hotel.
35	35	(b-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a petition for the
36	36	establishment of a public improvement district described by Section
37	37	372.0035(a) or (a-1) is sufficient only if the petition is:
38	38	(1) signed by qualified petitioners who represent
39	39	[record owners of taxable real property liable for assessment under
40	40	the proposal who constitute:
41	41	[(1)] more than 60 percent of the appraised value of
42	42	hotel [taxable real] property liable for assessment under the
43	43	proposal, as determined by the current roll of the appraisal
44	44	district in which the property is located,[;] and who:
45	45	[(2) more than 60 percent of:]
46	46	(A) represent more than 60 percent of all hotels
47	47	[all record owners of taxable real property] that are liable for
48	48	assessment under the proposal; or
49	49	(B) represent more than 60 percent of the area of
50	50	all taxable real property that is liable for assessment under the
51	51	proposal; and
52	52	(2) accompanied by an affidavit described by
53	53	Subsection (b-1)(2) for each qualified petitioner signing the
54	54	petition.
55	55	SECTION 3. Section 372.005, Local Government Code, as
56	56	amended by this Act, applies only to a petition for the
57	57	establishment of a public improvement district filed on or after
58	58	the effective date of this Act. A petition filed before the
59	59	effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
60	60	date the petition is filed, and the former law is continued in
61	61	effect for that purpose.
62	62	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
63	63	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
64	64	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
65	65	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
66	66	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.