** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Natural Resources & Economic Development 

TIME & DATE:   8:30 AM, Wednesday, May 10, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Brian Birdwell 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 2606        Creighton              
Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes.

HB 1034        Stucky                  SP: Parker
Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.

HB 1615        Button | et al.          SP: Birdwell
Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.

HB 1689        Murr                    SP: Flores
Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.

HB 1950        King, Ken | et al.       SP: Hancock
Relating to the major events reimbursement program, including event funding eligibility, site selection organizations, and single event and single year classifications.

HB 2353        Kuempel                 SP: Birdwell
Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

HB 2416        Paul | et al.            SP: Alvarado
Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection trust fund to be administered by the General Land Office.

HB 2497        Morrison                SP: Huffman
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Public testimony is limited to 3 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the committee clerk with your name or the name of your organization on each copy, and email a digital copy to the clerk of the committee at David.Estrada_SC@senate.texas.gov

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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