Bill Text: TX SB627 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue related to a hotel and convention center project.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-18 - Effective immediately [SB627 Detail]

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88R3827 CJD-F
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 627

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain
tax revenue related to a hotel and convention center project.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 351.153(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(a) This section applies only to a municipality described by
Section 351.152(5), (6), [351.152(6)] or (29).
SECTION 2. Section 351.156, Tax Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 351.156. ENTITLEMENT TO CERTAIN TAX REVENUE. (a) For
purposes of this section, a restaurant, bar, or retail
establishment is connected to a qualified hotel or a related
qualified convention center facility if the restaurant, bar, or
retail establishment:
(1) shares an adjoining wall or roofline with the
qualified hotel or the related qualified convention center
facility;
(2) is joined with the qualified hotel or the related
qualified convention center facility by an intervening structure
with walls or a ceiling that allows for passage between buildings;
or
(3) is located on a plot of land that:
(A) shares a property boundary line with the plot
of land on which the qualified hotel or the related qualified
convention center facility is located; and
(B) is developed as part of a qualified project
of which the qualified hotel and the related qualified convention
center facility are a part.
(b) Subject to Sections 351.155(e) and 351.158, a
municipality is entitled to receive the revenue derived from the
following taxes generated, paid, and collected by a qualified
hotel, and each restaurant, bar, and retail establishment located
in or connected to the hotel or the related qualified convention
center facility, that is located in the municipality:
(1) the sales and use tax imposed under Chapter 151;
(2) the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 156;
and
(3) if a political subdivision that is entitled to
receive the revenue from the tax agrees in writing to the
municipality receiving that revenue:
(A) the sales and use tax imposed by the
political subdivision under Chapter 322 or 323;
(B) the hotel occupancy tax imposed by the
political subdivision under Chapter 352; and
(C) the mixed beverage tax issued under Section
183.051.
SECTION 3. Sections 351.157(a), (b), and (c), Tax Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "qualified establishment" means an
establishment:
(1) that is located on land:
(A) owned by a municipality; or
(B) owned by:
(i) any person if the establishment is
located in a municipality described by Section 351.152(3) or (5);
or
(ii) [owned by] the federal government if the
establishment is located in a municipality described by Section
351.152(6);
(2) the nearest exterior wall of which is located not
more than 1,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of a qualified
hotel or qualified convention center facility;
(3) that is constructed:
(A) on or after the date the municipality
commences a qualified project under this subchapter; or
(B) at any time if the establishment is located
in a municipality described by Section 351.152(3);
(4) that is not a sports stadium; and
(5) that is the type of establishment described by
Subsection (c) from which the municipality is entitled to receive
revenue under Subsection (d).
(b) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality described by Section 351.152(3);
(1-a) a municipality described by Section 351.152(5);
(2) a municipality described by Section 351.152(6);
(3) a municipality described by Section 351.152(7);
(4) a municipality described by Section 351.152(10);
(4-a) a municipality described by Section
351.152(14);
(5) a municipality described by Section 351.152(16);
(6) a municipality described by Section 351.152(22);
(7) a municipality described by Section 351.152(25);
(8) a municipality described by Section 351.152(34);
(9) a municipality described by Section 351.152(35);
(10) a municipality described by Section 351.152(36);
(11) a municipality described by Section 351.152(38);
and
(12) a municipality described by Section 351.152(43).
(c) A municipality is entitled to receive revenue under
Subsection (d) derived from the following types of establishments
that meet the requirements of Subsections (a)(1), (2), (3), and
(4):
(1) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(1):
(A) restaurants, bars, and retail
establishments; and
(B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
or operated by the related qualified hotel;
(1-a) for a municipality described by Subsection
(b)(1-a):
(A) restaurants, bars, spas, and retail
establishments; and
(B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
or operated by the related qualified hotel;
(2) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(2),
swimming pools and swimming facilities, restaurants, bars, and
retail establishments;
(3) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(3),
restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
(4) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(4):
(A) restaurants, bars, and retail
establishments; and
(B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
or operated by the related qualified hotel;
(4-a) for a municipality described by Subsection
(b)(4-a):
(A) restaurants, bars, and retail
establishments; and
(B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
or operated by the related qualified hotel;
(5) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(5),
restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
(6) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(6),
restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
(7) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(7),
restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
(8) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(8),
restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
(9) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(9),
restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
(10) for a municipality described by Subsection
(b)(10):
(A) restaurants, bars, and retail
establishments; and
(B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
or operated by the related qualified hotel;
(11) for a municipality described by Subsection
(b)(11):
(A) restaurants, bars, and retail
establishments; and
(B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
or operated by the related qualified hotel; and
(12) for a municipality described by Subsection
(b)(12):
(A) restaurants, bars, and retail
establishments; and
(B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
or operated by the related qualified hotel.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.