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HB2404 • 2025

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
King
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
05/13/2025 H Postponed
Effective date
Not listed

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Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  2. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order withdrawn. Rule 8, Section 10(a)

  3. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 8/13/25 10:00 AM

  4. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  5. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  6. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  7. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  8. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  9. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  11. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  12. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  13. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  14. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  15. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  16. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  17. 2025-02-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2404 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R10881 JBD-F

By: King

H.B. No. 2404

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel

occupancy tax.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 352.002, Tax Code, is amended by adding

Subsection (ii) to read as follows:

(ii)

The commissioners court of a county that borders

Oklahoma and is bisected by United States Highway 62 may impose a

tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this

subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that

imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.