By: Raney, Kacal (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) H.B. No. 4187

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017; May 11, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development; May 21, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 2; May 21, 2017, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 4187 By: Seliger

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of revenue from municipal hotel occupancy taxes for a sports facility or field in certain municipalities.

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

SECTION 1. Section 351.1078, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (c) to read as follows:

(a-1) The report described by Subsection (a)(2) shall be made accessible through a link that appears in a prominent place on the municipality's Internet website.

(c) At least annually, a municipality to which this section applies shall compare the actual area hotel revenue that is attributable to sporting events held at the sporting related facility or sports field described by Section 351.101(i) to the projected annual amount of that revenue anticipated by the municipality to be generated as a result of the construction or expansion of the facility or field. If area hotel revenue attributable to sporting events held at the facility or field is less than the projected amount, the municipality shall, as soon as practicable, develop and implement a plan to increase that revenue.

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, 2017.

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