Honorable Dustin Burrows, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1633 by Kuempel (Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 352 of the Tax Code, regarding county hotel occupancy taxes.
The bill would allow the commissioners court of a county with a population of not more than 50,000 and in which an annual peanut festival is held to impose a hotel tax.
This bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, assuming it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2019.
Local Government Impact
The bill would allow Wilson county to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.