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SB1592
Given to Other Chamber Authored by Cesar Blanco (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary. Initially Referred to Senate Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1592 mandates that accommodations intermediaries, such as online booking platforms, collect and remit state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes directly to the Texas Comptroller. The bill defines "accommodations intermediary" and clarifies that intermediaries are responsible for collecting taxes on booking charges, rather than the hotel operators. It requires the Comptroller to provide a reporting system for tax collection and establish a tax remittance schedule. The bill also creates an audit mechanism for intermediaries and restricts municipalities from imposing additional collection burdens. These provisions take effect on June 1, 2026.
Primary authors: A. Hinojosa (R); Alvarado (D); Blanco (D)
Feb 24, 2025
(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Author (S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Mar 10, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Economic Development, chaired by a Republican
Mar 24, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 2, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 7, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 9, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 10, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250410_SB1592_E: Yea 20 (R 9, D 11) - Nay 10 (R 10, D 0)
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Hunter Hamberlin for Taxpayers Protection Alliance (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Jake French for City of Georgetown (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Luis Briones for Airbnb (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Travis Creel for Airbnb, Inc. (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Association for TTARA (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Christine Wright for City of San Antonio (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Eric Woomer for Expedia (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Kaitlyn Murphy for Greater Houston Partnership (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Maya Grever for Harris County Commissioners Court (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Megan Mauro for Texas Association of Business (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Monty Wynn for Texas Municipal League (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Renzo Soto for TechNet (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Ryan Ash for Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA) (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Travis Krogman for Austin Chamber of Commerce
