Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue from a hotel and convention center project.
HB 5562 amends Texas Tax Code Section 351.152 to expand which municipalities can use hotel and convention center tax revenue for related projects. It specifically authorizes 16 types of cities - based on population size, geographic features (like bordering Lake Palestine or the San Gabriel River), or specific locations (such as containing a Texas Tech University component) - to redirect these taxes toward funding convention center developments. The bill clarifies that this authority applies only to the listed municipalities, not all Texas cities. It does not create new taxes but defines how existing hotel tax revenue may be allocated for convention center obligations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 7, 2025
Last action May 15, 2025
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 7, 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
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rhetta Bowers
DDemocratic
Co
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
Co
RA
Rafael Anchía
DDemocratic
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