H.B. No. 5012

	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain
	tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other
	qualified projects.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 351.1015(a)(2), Tax Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(2)  "Hotel-associated revenue" means the sum of:
	(A)  state tax revenue collected in a project
	financing zone from all hotels located in the zone that would be
	available to the owners of qualified hotel projects under Section
	151.429(h) if the hotels were qualified hotel projects, excluding
	the amount of that revenue received by a municipality:
	(i)  under Section 351.156 or 351.157 in
	connection with a qualified hotel located in the zone that exists on
	the date the municipality designates the zone, except as provided
	by Paragraph (B); or
	(ii)  under Section 351.102(c) for a hotel
	project described by Section 351.102(b) and located in the zone
	that exists on the date the municipality designates the zone; and
	(B)  tax revenue collected from all permittees
	under Chapter 183 at hotels located in the zone, excluding revenue
	disbursed by the comptroller under Section 183.051(b).
	SECTION 2.  Section 351.1015, Tax Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (b) and (e) and adding Subsection (j) to read
	as follows:
	(b)  This section applies only to a qualified project located
	in:
	(1)  a municipality with a population of at least
	650,000 but less than 750,000 according to the most recent federal
	decennial census;
	(2)  a municipality described by Section
	351.001(7)(B); or
	(3)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(61).
	(e)  A municipality may pledge for the payment of bonds or
	other obligations described by Subsection (d) the local revenue
	from eligible tax proceeds as defined by Section 2303.5055(e),
	Government Code, from hotels located in a project financing zone
	that would be available to the owners of qualified hotel projects
	under that section if the hotels were qualified hotel projects,
	excluding any amount received by the municipality:
	(1)  in connection with a qualified hotel, as defined
	by Section 351.151, located in the zone that exists on the date the
	municipality designates the zone; or
	(2)  for a hotel project described by Section
	351.102(b) and located in the zone that exists on the date the
	municipality designates the zone.
	(j)  For a municipality described by Subsection (b)(2) or
	(3), the term "qualified project" also means a venue described by
	Section 334.001(4)(A), Local Government Code, and any related
	infrastructure.
	SECTION 3.  Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 351.152.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only
	to:
	(1)  a municipality described by Section
	351.001(7)(B);
	(2)  a municipality described by Section
	351.001(7)(D);
	(3)  a municipality described by Section
	351.001(7)(E);
	(4)  a municipality described by Section
	351.102(e)(3);
	(5)  a municipality that contains more than 70 [75]
	percent of the population of a county with a population of 1.5
	million or more;
	(6)  a municipality with a population of 175,000
	[150,000] or more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in
	at least one county with a population of 125,000 or more;
	(7)  a municipality with a population of 250,000
	[150,000] or more but less than one million that is located in one
	county with a population of 2.5 [2.3] million or more;
	(8)  a municipality with a population of 180,000 or
	more that:
	(A)  is located in two counties, each with a
	population of 100,000 or more; and
	(B)  contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of
	Fame and Museum;
	(9)  a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more
	that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine;
	(10)  a municipality with a population of 96,000 or
	more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the
	San Gabriel River;
	(11)  a municipality with a population of at least
	95,000 [99,900 or more but less than 111,000] that is located in a
	county that is bisected by United States Highway 385 and has [with]
	a population of not more than 170,000 [135,000 or more];
	(12)  a municipality with a population of 110,000 or
	more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a
	county with a population of less than 135,000;
	(13)  a municipality with a population of 28,000
	[9,000] or more but less than 31,000 [10,000] that is located in two
	counties, each of which has a population of 900,000 [662,000] or
	more and a southern border with a county with a population of 2.5
	[2.3] million or more;
	(14)  a municipality with a population of 200,000 or
	more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of
	the Texas Tech University System;
	(15)  a municipality with a population of 95,000 or
	more that:
	(A)  is located in more than one county; and
	(B)  borders Lake Lewisville;
	(16)  a municipality with a population of 45,000 or
	more that:
	(A)  contains a portion of Cedar Hill State Park;
	(B)  is located in two counties, one of which has a
	population of 2.5 [two] million or more and one of which has a
	population of 190,000 [149,000] or more; and
	(C)  has adopted a capital improvement plan for
	the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
	(17)  a municipality with a population of less than
	10,000 [6,000] that:
	(A)  is almost wholly located in a county with a
	population of 900,000 [600,000] or more that is adjacent to a county
	with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more;
	(B)  is partially located in a county with a
	population of 2.1 [1.8] million or more that is adjacent to a county
	with a population of 2.5 [two] million or more;
	(C)  has a visitor center and museum located in a
	19th-century rock building in the municipality's downtown; and
	(D)  has a waterpark open to the public;
	(18)  a municipality with a population of 60,000
	[56,000] or more that:
	(A)  borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
	(B)  is located in two counties, one of which has a
	population of less than 110,000 [80,000];
	(19)  a municipality with a population of 110,000
	[83,000] or more that:
	(A)  borders Clear Lake; and
	(B)  is primarily located in a county with a
	population of less than 355,000 [300,000];
	(20)  a municipality with a population of less than
	2,000 that:
	(A)  is located adjacent to a bay connected to the
	Gulf of Mexico;
	(B)  is located in a county with a population of
	290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of
	four million or more; and
	(C)  has a boardwalk on the bay;
	(21)  a municipality with a population of 75,000 or
	more that:
	(A)  is located wholly in one county with a
	population of 800,000 [575,000] or more that is adjacent to a county
	with a population of four million or more; and
	(B)  has adopted a capital improvement plan for
	the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
	(22)  a municipality with a population of less than
	70,000 [75,000] that is located in three counties, at least one of
	which has a population of four million or more;
	(23)  an eligible coastal municipality with a
	population of 2,900 [3,000] or more but less than 5,000;
	(24)  a municipality with a population of 90,000 or
	more but less than 150,000 that:
	(A)  is located in three counties; and
	(B)  contains a branch campus of a component
	institution of the University of Houston System;
	(25)  a municipality that is:
	(A)  primarily located in a county with a
	population of four million or more; and
	(B)  connected by a bridge to a municipality
	described by Subdivision (20);
	(26)  a municipality with a population of 25,000
	[20,000] or more but less than 30,000 [25,000] that:
	(A)  contains a portion of Mustang Bayou; and
	(B)  is wholly located in a county with a
	population of less than 500,000;
	(27)  a municipality with a population of 70,000 or
	more but less than 90,000 that is located in two counties, one of
	which has a population of four million or more and the other of
	which has a population of less than 50,000;
	(28)  a municipality with a population of 10,000 or
	more that:
	(A)  is wholly located in a county with a
	population of four million or more; and
	(B)  has a city hall located less than three miles
	from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government;
	(29)  a municipality that is the county seat of a
	county:
	(A)  through which the Pedernales River flows; and
	(B)  in which the birthplace of a president of the
	United States is located;
	(30)  a municipality that contains a portion of U.S.
	Highway 79 and State Highway 130;
	(31)  a municipality with a population of 70,000
	[48,000] or more but less than 115,000 [95,000] that is located in
	two counties, one of which has a population of 1.1 million [900,000]
	or more but less than 1.9 [1.7] million;
	(32)  a municipality with a population of less than
	25,000 that contains a museum of Western American art;
	(33)  a municipality with a population of 50,000 or
	more that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of
	the Sam Houston National Forest;
	(34)  a municipality with a population of less than
	25,000 that:
	(A)  contains a cultural heritage museum; and
	(B)  is located in a county that borders the
	United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;
	(35)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
	that:
	(A)  has a population of 115,000 or more;
	(B)  is adjacent to a county with a population of
	2.1 [1.8] million or more; and
	(C)  hosts an annual peach festival;
	(36)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
	that:
	(A)  has a population of 800,000 [585,000] or
	more; and
	(B)  is adjacent to a county with a population of
	four million or more;
	(37)  a municipality with a population of less than
	10,000 that:
	(A)  contains a component university of The Texas
	A&M University System; and
	(B)  is located in a county adjacent to a county
	that borders Oklahoma;
	(38)  a municipality with a population of less than
	17,000 [6,100] that:
	(A)  is located in two counties, each of which has
	a population of 900,000 [600,000] or more but less than two million;
	and
	(B)  hosts an annual Cajun Festival;
	(39)  a municipality with a population of 13,000 or
	more that:
	(A)  is located on an international border; and
	(B)  is located in a county:
	(i)  with a population of less than 400,000;
	and
	(ii)  in which at least one World Birding
	Center site is located;
	(40)  a municipality with a population of 3,200 [4,000]
	or more that:
	(A)  is located on an international border; and
	(B)  is located not more than five miles from a
	state historic site that serves as a visitor center for a state park
	that contains 300,000 or more acres of land;
	(41)  a municipality with a population of 36,000 or
	more that is adjacent to at least two municipalities described by
	Subdivision (15);
	(42)  a municipality with a population of 28,000 or
	more that is located in a county with a population of 240,000 or
	more that contains a portion of the Blanco River and in which is
	located a historic railroad depot and heritage center;
	(43)  a municipality located in a county that has a
	population of not more than 300,000 and in which a component
	university of the University of Houston System is located;
	(44)  a municipality with a population of less than
	500,000 that is:
	(A)  located in two counties; and
	(B)  adjacent to a municipality described by
	Subdivision (31); [and]
	(45)  a municipality that:
	(A)  has a population of more than 67,000; and
	(B)  is located in two counties with 90 percent of
	the municipality's territory located in a county with a population
	of at least 800,000 [580,000], and the remaining territory located
	in a county with a population of at least four million;
	(46)  a municipality that:
	(A)  has a population of 100,000 or more; and
	(B)  is wholly located in, but is not the county
	seat of, a county with a population of one million or more:
	(i)  in which all or part of a municipality
	with a population of one million or more is located; and
	(ii)  that is adjacent to a county with a
	population of 2.5 million or more;
	(47)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
	bordering the Gulf of Mexico and the United Mexican States;
	(48)  a municipality that is bisected by the Guadalupe
	River and is the county seat of a county with a population of
	170,000 or more;
	(49)  a municipality with a population of 70,000 or
	more but less than 150,000 that borders Joe Pool Lake;
	(50)  a municipality with a population of 115,000 or
	more that borders the Neches River;
	(51)  a municipality described by Section 351.101(k);
	(52)  a municipality that is the county seat of a
	county:
	(A)  through which the Brazos River flows; and
	(B)  in which a national monument is located;
	(53)  a municipality with a population of 45,000 or
	more that:
	(A)  is not the county seat of a county;
	(B)  is located in a single county; and
	(C)  contains a portion of Lake Lewisville;
	(54)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
	with a population of more than 900,000 that is adjacent to two
	counties, each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million;
	(55)  a municipality that hosts an annual wine festival
	and is located in three counties, each of which has a population of
	more than 900,000;
	(56)  a municipality that has a population of at least
	150,000 but less than 1,300,000 and is partially located in a county
	that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir;
	(57)  a municipality that is located in a county that
	contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and in which a private
	college is located;
	(58)  a municipality that is the county seat of a
	county:
	(A)  with a population of one million or more;
	(B)  in which all or part of a municipality with a
	population of one million or more is located; and
	(C)  that is located adjacent to a county with a
	population of 2.5 million or more;
	(59)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
	that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and borders a
	county with a population of more than 240,000;
	(60)  a municipality with a population of more than
	80,000 but less than 150,000 that is located in a county with a
	population of more than 369,000 but less than 864,000 that contains
	part of an active duty United States Army installation;
	(61)  a municipality with a population of 750,000 or
	more that is located in a county with a population of 1.5 million or
	less;
	(62)  a municipality with a population of less than
	7,000 that contains a country music hall of fame;
	(63)  a municipality with a population of 35,000 or
	more that contains a railroad museum and is located in a county
	that:
	(A)  has a population of 800,000 or more; and
	(B)  is adjacent to a county with a population of
	four million or more; and
	(64)  a municipality:
	(A)  that is the county seat of a county:
	(i)  with a population of 60,000 or less; and
	(ii)  that borders the Rio Grande; and
	(B)  in which is located a United States military
	fort listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
	SECTION 4.  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), or (58).
	SECTION 5.  Section 351.157, Tax Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) 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);
	(ii)  [or owned by] the federal government
	if the establishment is located in a municipality described by
	Section 351.152(6); or
	(iii)  a nonprofit corporation, including a
	public facility corporation, that is acting as or on behalf of, or
	that is controlled by, a municipality, if the establishment is
	located in a municipality described by Section 351.152(5);
	(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-1) [(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]
	(11-a)  a municipality described by Section
	351.152(41);
	(12)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(43);
	(13)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(46);
	(14)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(47);
	(15)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(49);
	(16)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(53);
	(17)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(54);
	(18)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(56);
	and
	(19)  a municipality described by Section 351.152(58).
	(c-1)  A municipality to which this section applies 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)  restaurants;
	(2)  bars;
	(3)  retail establishments; and
	(4)  swimming pools and swimming facilities owned or
	operated by the related qualified hotel.
	SECTION 6.  Subchapter C, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended
	by adding Section 351.161 to read as follows:
	Sec. 351.161.  RECAPTURE OF LOST STATE TAX REVENUE FROM
	CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section:
	(1)  applies only to a qualified project that is first
	commenced on or after:
	(A)  January 1, 2024, unless Paragraph (B) applies
	to the qualified project; or
	(B)  January 1, 2027, if the qualified project was
	authorized before January 1, 2023, by a municipality with a
	population of 175,000 or more; and
	(2)  notwithstanding Subdivision (1), does not apply to
	a qualified project that is the subject of an economic development
	agreement authorized by Chapter 380, Local Government Code, entered
	into on or before January 1, 2022.
	(b)  On the 20th anniversary of the date a hotel designated
	as a qualified hotel by a municipality as part of a qualified
	project to which this section applies is open for initial
	occupancy, the comptroller shall determine:
	(1)  the total amount of state tax revenue received
	under Section 351.156 and, if applicable, under Section 351.157 by
	the municipality from the qualified project during the period for
	which the municipality was entitled to receive that revenue; and
	(2)  the total amount of state tax revenue described by
	Subdivision (1) received by the state during the period beginning
	on the 10th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel opened for
	initial occupancy and ending on the 20th anniversary of that date
	from the same sources from which the municipality received the
	revenue described by Subdivision (1).
	(c)  If the amount determined under Subsection (b)(1)
	exceeds the amount determined under Subsection (b)(2), the
	comptroller shall promptly provide written notice to the
	municipality stating that the municipality must remit to the
	comptroller the difference between those two amounts in the manner
	provided by this subsection.  The municipality shall, using money
	lawfully available to the municipality for the purpose, remit
	monthly payments to the comptroller in an amount equal to the total
	amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue received by the
	municipality from the qualified hotel in the preceding month until
	the amount remitted to the comptroller equals the total amount due
	as stated in the notice.  The first payment required under this
	subsection must be made not later than the 30th day after the date
	the municipality receives the notice from the comptroller.
	Subsequent payments are due on the 20th day of each month until the
	total amount stated in the notice is paid.  The comptroller shall
	prescribe the procedure a municipality must use to remit a payment
	required by this subsection to the comptroller.
	(d)  The comptroller shall deposit revenue received under
	this section in the manner prescribed by Section 156.251.
	SECTION 7.  Section 351.157(c), Tax Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 5012 was passed by the House on May 9,
	2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 117, Nays 20, 4 present, not
	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
	No. 5012 on May 26, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 119, Nays 21,
	1 present, not voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 5012 was passed by the Senate, with
	amendments, on May 24, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 22, Nays
	8.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
	__________________
	Governor