LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 19, 2023

TO:	Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB4565 by Longoria (relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 334 of the Local Government Code, relating to Sports and Community Venues.

The bill would amend Section 334.0082 by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to authorize a municipality that has a population of 70,000 or more but not more than 180,000 and is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico, to impose a municipal hotel occupancy tax to finance a convention center constructed before January 1, 2023, at a rate not to exceed two percent of the cost of a room for the purposes established under this chapter.

The bill would have no state revenue implications.

Local Government Impact

The bill affects Harlingen.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JMc, MOc, SD, BRI, KK