HB3178

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Wesley Virdell (R)
View at Source

Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican

GAWTP Priority #1: Liberty Bills OPPOSED

HB 3178 authorizes a hotel occupancy tax in counties where the headwaters of the Guadalupe River are located. The bill allows the commissioners court of the county to impose the tax, but it does not apply to hotels located within a municipality that already collects a municipal hotel occupancy tax under Chapter 351 of the Tax Code.

Feb 21, 2025


(H) Virdell signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 20, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 10, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 15, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#2765: Yea 89 (R 39, D 50) - Nay 48 (R 45, D 3)
View Source

Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Munoz; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Barry; Bell, K.; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Gerdes; Geren; Harris; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Walle; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Lambert; Landgraf; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Plesa

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

David Lowe: "When Record No. 2765 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Pat Curry: "When Record No. 2765 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 2765 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


 

May 16, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2870: Yea 66 (R 18, D 48) - Nay 49 (R 47, D 2)
View Source

Yea - Allen; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Ordaz; Paul; Perez, M.; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Tepper; Thompson; VanDeaver; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Barry; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; Curry; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Gerdes; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Perez, V.; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Bonnen; Canales; Fairly; Hayes; Little; Morales, C.; Toth

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harless; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2870 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Vincent Perez: "When Record No. 2870 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 19, 2025


(S) Received from the House
 

May 21, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Economic Development, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Richard Bohnert for self
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Steven Deline for self
 

For

(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Justin Bragiel for Texas Hotel and Lodging Association
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Ron Hinkle for Texas Travel Alliance
 

On

(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Elliott Reed for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Julio Mendoza-Quiroz for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Lara Abi Habib for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



Grassroots America We the People