SB 2361, Hse 2nd Rdg, Amnd #1

Amend SB 2361 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. AMENDMENT. Section 351.101(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) Revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax may be used only to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry, and that use is limited to the following:

(1) the acquisition of sites for and the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of convention center facilities or visitor information centers, or both;

(2) the furnishing of facilities, personnel, and materials for the registration of convention delegates or registrants;

(3) advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity;

(4) the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of the arts, including instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms;

(5) historical restoration and preservation projects or activities or advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums:

(A) at or in the immediate vicinity of convention center facilities or visitor information centers; or

(B) located elsewhere in the municipality or its vicinity that would be frequented by tourists and convention delegates;

(6) expenses, including promotion expenses, directly related to a sporting event in which the majority of participants are tourists who substantially increase economic activity at hotels and motels within the municipality or its vicinity if:

(A) the municipality is located in a county with a population of one million or less;

(B) the municipality has a population of more than 67,000 and is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million; or

(i) a municipality with a population of at least 62,000 that:

(a) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and

(b) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of less than 110,000; and

(ii) Lake Ray Hubbard;

(7) subject to Section 351.1076, the promotion of tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of existing sports facilities or fields if:

(A) the municipality owns the facilities or fields;

(B) the municipality:

(i) has a population of 80,000 or more and is located in a county that has a population of 610,000 or less;

(ii) has a population of at least 80,000 but not more than 125,000 and is located in a county that has a population of less than 240,000 but more than 233,500;

(a) a population of at least 10,000 and is located in a county that has a population of more than 70,000 and borders Lake Livingston; or

(b) a population of 36,000 or more and is located in a county with a population of less than 95,000 that borders Oklahoma;

(iv) has a population of at least 13,000 but less than 48,000 and is located in a county that has a population of at least 200,000;

(v) has a population of at least 70,000 but less than 90,000 and no part of which is located in a county with a population greater than 150,000;

(vi) is located in a county that:

(a) is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border;

(b) has a population of at least 500,000; and

(vii) is located in a county that has a population of 100,000 or less and the municipality has a population of:

(a) more than 24,400 and less than 25,000; or

(b) more than 28,150 and less than 31,000;

(viii) is located in a county that has a population of [~~not~~] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [~~300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located~~];

(ix) has a population of at least 40,000 and the San Marcos River flows through the municipality;

(x) has a population of more than 67,000 and is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million;

(xi) contains an intersection of Interstates 35E and 35W and at least two public universities; or

(xii) is described by Subdivision (6)(C); and

(C) the sports facilities and fields have been used, in the preceding calendar year, a combined total of more than 10 times for district, state, regional, or national sports tournaments;

(8) for a municipality with a population of at least 70,000 but less than 90,000, no part of which is located in a county with a population greater than 150,000, the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility;

(9) signage directing the public to sights and attractions that are visited frequently by hotel guests in the municipality;

(10) the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility, if the municipality:

(A) has a population of at least 90,000 but less than 120,000; and

(B) is located in two counties, at least one of which contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River; and

(11) for a municipality with a population of more than 175,000 but less than 225,000 that is located in two counties, each of which has a population of less than 200,000, the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility and related infrastructure or a venue, as defined by Section 334.001(4), Local Government Code, that is related to the promotion of tourism.

SECTION ____. AMENDMENT. Section 351.10712(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a municipality with a population of at least 95,000 that is located in a county that is bisected by United States Highway 385 and has a population of not more than 170,000; and

(2) a municipality located in a county that has a population of [~~not~~] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [~~300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located~~].

SECTION ____. AMENDMENT. Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 351.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to:

(1) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(B);

(2) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(D);

(3) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(E);

(4) a municipality described by Section 351.102(e)(3);

(5) a municipality that contains more than 70 percent of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or more;

(6) a municipality with a population of 175,000 or more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in at least one county with a population of 125,000 or more;

(7) a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more but less than one million that is located in one county with a population of 2.5 million or more;

(8) a municipality with a population of 180,000 or more that:

(A) is located in two counties, each with a population of 100,000 or more; and

(B) contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum;

(9) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine;

(10) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River;

(11) a municipality with a population of at least 95,000 that is located in a county that is bisected by United States Highway 385 and has a population of not more than 170,000;

(12) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a county with a population of less than 135,000;

(13) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or more but less than 31,000 that is located in two counties, each of which has a population of 900,000 or more and a southern border with a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;

(14) a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of the Texas Tech University System;

(15) a municipality with a population of 95,000 or more that:

(A) is located in more than one county; and

(B) borders Lake Lewisville;

(16) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or more that:

(A) contains a portion of Cedar Hill State Park;

(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of 2.5 million or more and one of which has a population of 190,000 or more; and

(17) a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 that:

(A) is almost wholly located in a county with a population of 900,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;

(B) is partially located in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;

(D) has a waterpark open to the public;

(18) a municipality with a population of 60,000 or more that:

(A) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and

(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of less than 110,000;

(19) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or more that:

(A) borders Clear Lake; and

(B) is primarily located in a county with a population of less than 355,000;

(20) a municipality with a population of less than 2,000 that:

(A) is located adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico;

(B) is located in a county with a population of 290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; and

(21) a municipality with a population of 75,000 or more that:

(A) is located wholly in one county with a population of 800,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; and

(B) has adopted a capital improvement plan for the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;

(22) a municipality with a population of less than 70,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has a population of four million or more;

(23) an eligible coastal municipality with a population of 2,900 or more but less than 5,000;

(24) a municipality with a population of [~~90,000 or more but~~] less than 70,000 that is in three counties, at least one of which has a population of at least four million [~~150,000 that:~~

[~~(A)~~ ~~is located in three counties; and~~

[~~(B)~~ ~~contains a branch campus of a component institution of the University of Houston System~~];

(25) a municipality that is:

(A) primarily located in a county with a population of four million or more; and

(B) connected by a bridge to a municipality described by Subdivision (20);

(26) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more but less than 30,000 that:

(A) contains a portion of Mustang Bayou; and

(B) is wholly located in a county with a population of less than 500,000;

(27) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 90,000 that is located in two counties, one of which has a population of four million or more and the other of which has a population of less than 50,000;

(28) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or more that:

(A) is wholly located in a county with a population of four million or more; and

(B) has a city hall located less than three miles from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government;

(29) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:

(A) through which the Pedernales River flows; and

(B) in which the birthplace of a president of the United States is located;

(30) a municipality that contains a portion of U.S. Highway 79 and State Highway 130;

(31) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 115,000 that is located in two counties, one of which has a population of 1.1 million or more but less than 1.9 million;

(32) a municipality with a population of less than 25,000 that contains a museum of Western American art;

(33) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of the Sam Houston National Forest;

(34) a municipality with a population of less than 25,000 that:

(A) contains a cultural heritage museum; and

(B) is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;

(35) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:

(A) has a population of 115,000 or more;

(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.1 million or more; and

(36) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:

(A) has a population of 800,000 or more; and

(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more;

(37) a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 that:

(A) contains a component university of The Texas A&M University System; and

(B) is located in a county adjacent to a county that borders Oklahoma;

(38) a municipality with a population of less than 17,000 that:

(A) is located in two counties, each of which has a population of 900,000 or more but less than two million; and

(B) hosts an annual Cajun Festival;

(39) a municipality with a population of 13,000 or more that:

(A) is located on an international border; and

(B) is located in a county:

(i) with a population of less than 400,000; and

(ii) in which at least one World Birding Center site is located;

(40) a municipality with a population of 3,200 or more that:

(A) is located on an international border; and

(B) is located not more than five miles from a state historic site that serves as a visitor center for a state park that contains 300,000 or more acres of land;

(41) a municipality with a population of 36,000 or more that is adjacent to at least two municipalities described by Subdivision (15);

(42) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or more that is located in a county with a population of 240,000 or more that contains a portion of the Blanco River and in which is located a historic railroad depot and heritage center;

(43) a municipality located in a county that has a population of [~~not~~] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [~~300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located~~];

(44) a municipality with a population of less than 500,000 that is:

(A) located in two counties; and

(B) adjacent to a municipality described by Subdivision (31);

(45) a municipality that:

(A) has a population of more than 67,000; and

(B) is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million;

(46) a municipality that:

(A) has a population of 100,000 or more; and

(B) is wholly located in, but is not the county seat of, a county with a population of one million or more:

(i) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and

(ii) that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;

(47) a municipality that is the county seat of a county bordering the Gulf of Mexico and the United Mexican States;

(48) a municipality that is bisected by the Guadalupe River and is the county seat of a county with a population of 170,000 or more;

(49) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 150,000 that borders Joe Pool Lake;

(50) a municipality with a population of 115,000 or more that borders the Neches River;

(51) a municipality described by Section 351.101(k);

(52) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:

(A) through which the Brazos River flows; and

(B) in which a national monument is located;

(53) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or more that:

(A) is not the county seat of a county;

(B) is located in a single county; and

(54) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of more than 900,000 that is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million;

(55) a municipality that hosts an annual wine festival and is located in three counties, each of which has a population of more than 900,000;

(56) a municipality that has a population of at least 150,000 but less than 1,300,000 and is partially located in a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir;

(57) a municipality that is located in a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and in which a private college is located;

(58) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:

(A) with a population of one million or more;

(B) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and

(59) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and borders a county with a population of more than 240,000;

(60) a municipality with a population of more than 80,000 but less than 150,000 that is located in a county with a population of more than 369,000 but less than 864,000 that contains part of an active duty United States Army installation;

(61) a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more that is located in a county with a population of 1.5 million or less;

(62) a municipality with a population of less than 7,000 that contains a country music hall of fame;

(63) a municipality with a population of 35,000 or more that contains a railroad museum and is located in a county that:

(A) has a population of 800,000 or more; and

(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; and

(64) a municipality:

(A) that is the county seat of a county:

(i) with a population of 60,000 or less; and

(ii) that borders the Rio Grande; and

(B) in which is located a United States military fort listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

SECTION ____. CONFLICT. To the extent of any conflict between the amounts allocated under Section 62.021(a), Education Code, as amended by this Act, and amounts allocated under that section as amended by HB 42 or another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the permissible uses of that money, the amounts allocated under the other Act to the University of Houston--Victoria prevail, and are allocated to Texas A&M University--Victoria.