The bill would amend Chapter 352 of the Tax Code, regarding county hotel occupancy taxes.
The bill would amend Section 352.003 by adding Subsection (y) to impose a 2 percent county tax rate ceiling for a county where there is an Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government. The bill would amend Section 352.002(d) to allow that county's tax to apply in a municipality which imposes a municipal hotel occupancy tax, and would add Section 352.114 to authorize the same county to use its tax revenue for up to 10 years to make improvements to an airport owned by the county.
The bill would amend Section 352.002 by adding Subsection (w) to authorize the commissioner's court in a county with a population of more than 650,000 that is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.
The bill would have no state revenue implications.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2021.
The bill would apply to Maverick County. The bill would authorize Denton County to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.