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HB3500 • 2025

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Gerdes
Last action
2025-04-14
Official status
04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  4. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Ways & Means

  7. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3500 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R15130 BEF-F

By: Gerdes

H.B. No. 3500

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and

pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax

revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

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

SECTION 1. Section 351.157(b), Tax Code, is amended to read

as follows:

(b) This section applies only to:

(1) a municipality described by Section 351.152(3);

(1-a) a municipality described by Section 351.152(5);

(2) a municipality described by Section 351.152(6);

(3) a municipality described by Section 351.152(7);

(4) a municipality described by Section 351.152(10);

(4-a) a municipality described by Section

351.152(14);

(5) a municipality described by Section 351.152(16);

(6) a municipality described by Section 351.152(22);

(7) a municipality described by Section 351.152(25);

(8) a municipality described by Section 351.152(34);

(9) a municipality described by Section 351.152(35);

(10) a municipality described by Section 351.152(36);

(11) a municipality described by Section 351.152(38);

(11-a) a municipality described by Section

351.152(41);

(12) a municipality described by Section 351.152(43);

(13) a municipality described by Section 351.152(46);

(14) a municipality described by Section 351.152(47);

(15) a municipality described by Section 351.152(49);

(15-a)

a municipality described by Section

351.152(51);

(16) a municipality described by Section 351.152(53);

(17) a municipality described by Section 351.152(54);

(18) a municipality described by Section 351.152(56);

and

(19) a municipality described by Section 351.152(58).

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.