HB 3169 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

HB 3169 allows specific qualifying municipalities to use hotel and convention center tax revenue for related project obligations. It amends the Texas Tax Code to define 16 distinct categories of cities (e.g., those with populations over 95,000 bordering Lake Lewisville, or located in counties with specific population thresholds) that can now access this revenue stream. The key provision expands eligibility for cities that meet precise demographic or geographic criteria to pledge tax revenue toward financing hotel/convention center projects. This is a policy change affecting only the listed municipal types, not creating new taxes or broadly altering revenue rules.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action May 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · May 16, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was significantly expanded from a narrow list of 14 municipalities to a comprehensive list of 67 municipalities eligible to receive tax revenue from hotel and convention center projects. This expansion dramatically broadens the scope of municipalities that can access this funding, including many smaller towns and counties that were previously ineligible. The changes also reorganized the eligibility criteria with more detailed population thresholds and geographic conditions.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from 14 specific municipalities to 67 municipalities, significantly broadening eligibility for tax revenue funding from hotel and convention center projects.
ELIGIBILITY

Added 53 new municipalities to the list of eligible recipients, expanding from 14 to 67 total municipalities.

Reorganized and refined eligibility criteria with more detailed population thresholds and geographic conditions for existing categories.

Introduced new eligibility categories based on specific landmarks, festivals, museums, and geographic features such as state parks, rivers, and historic sites.

TIMELINE

Added effective date provisions stating the bill takes effect immediately upon a two-thirds legislative vote, otherwise September 1, 2025.

Floor votes · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

7847
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 145
May 15, 2025
D Democratic60
49 Yea 3 Nay 8
81% Yea
R Republican85
29 Yea 44 Nay 12
51% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ben Bumgarner
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
TX
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