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By: Kolkhorst (Senate Sponsor - Hegar) |
H.B. No. 1275 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2009; |
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May 14, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 23, 2009, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 23, 2009, sent to |
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printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority to impose a county hotel occupancy tax. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 352.002, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) The commissioners court of a county in which the |
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Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Texas was signed in |
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1836 may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed |
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under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a |
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municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the |
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hotel. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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