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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 83(R)

Senate Bill 585

Senate Author:  Hegar

Effective:  6-14-13

House Sponsor:  Morrison


            Senate Bill 585 amends the Tax Code to authorize a municipality that is located in a county that has a population of not more than 300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located to use revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the limited purpose of promoting tourism by enhancing and upgrading certain existing sports facilities or fields owned by the municipality, if the facilities or fields have been used a combined total of more than 10 times in the preceding calendar year for district, state, regional, or national sports tournaments.