Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1380 amends the Local Government Code to expand the definition of "venue" to include a municipal parks and recreation system or improvements or additions to a parks and recreation system or facility. The act permits local voters to decide whether to authorize taxes and fees to be imposed in order to operate and improve a city's parks and recreation system. The act requires that the name and location of parks or facility improvement projects be identified if the venue project does not include all parks and recreation facilities in the municipality. The act prohibits the collection of short term motor vehicle rental taxes and hotel occupancy taxes for the purpose of financing a venue project that is part of the municipal parks and recreation system.