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HB2370 • 2025

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lopez, Janie | Muñoz | Guillen | Raymond | Lujan
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
05/21/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Economic Development

  3. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  4. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  5. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2460

  6. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  9. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  11. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2381

  12. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  16. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  19. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  20. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  21. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  24. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  27. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2370 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R25702 CJD-D

By: Lopez of Cameron, Muñoz, Guillen,

H.B. No. 2370

Raymond, Lujan

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.