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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public |
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improvement district in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 372.0015, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 372.0015. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this |
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subchapter: |
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(1) "Extraterritorial[, "extraterritorial] |
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jurisdiction" means extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined |
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under Chapter 42. |
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(2) "Hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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156.001, Tax Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 372.005, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b-1) A person is a qualified petitioner under Subsection |
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(b-2) if the person: |
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(1) is employed in a management position responsible |
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for overseeing the operations of a hotel, including: |
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(A) the owner or general manager of a hotel; |
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(B) a regional manager who oversees the |
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operations of a hotel; or |
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(C) an employee of a management company who |
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oversees the operation of a hotel; and |
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(2) affirms by affidavit that the person is authorized |
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to enter into a contract on behalf of a hotel. |
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(b-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a petition for the |
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establishment of a public improvement district described by Section |
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372.0035(a) or (a-1) is sufficient only if the petition is: |
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(1) signed by qualified petitioners who represent |
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[record owners of taxable real property liable for assessment under |
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the proposal who constitute: |
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[(1)] more than 60 percent of the appraised value of |
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hotel [taxable real] property liable for assessment under the |
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proposal, as determined by the current roll of the appraisal |
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district in which the property is located,[;] and who: |
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[(2) more than 60 percent of:] |
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(A) represent more than 60 percent of all hotels |
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[all record owners of taxable real property] that are liable for |
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assessment under the proposal; or |
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(B) represent more than 60 percent of the area of |
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all taxable real property that is liable for assessment under the |
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proposal; and |
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(2) accompanied by an affidavit described by |
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Subsection (b-1)(2) for each qualified petitioner signing the |
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petition. |
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SECTION 3. Section 372.005, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a petition for the |
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establishment of a public improvement district filed on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A petition filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the petition is filed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |