HB5596

Passed out of Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Terri Leo Wilson (R)
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Caption: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue.
Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 5596 modifies the voter-approval tax rate calculations for municipalities receiving hotel occupancy tax revenue. It introduces the concept of "misspent hotel occupancy tax revenue," requiring coastal municipalities to deduct misused funds from their voter-approval tax rate calculations. The bill intends to prevent municipalities from diverting tourism tax revenue for unrelated expenditures.

Sponsors: Middleton (R)

Mar 14, 2025


(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Apr 7, 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) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 29, 2025


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

Apr 30, 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) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#2771: Yea 80 (R 46, D 34) - Nay 39 (R 28, D 11)
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Yea - Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia, J.; Geren; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Jones, J.; Kitzman; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Louderback; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bowers; Collier; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Harless; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Lalani; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Martinez; McQueeney; Metcalf; Oliverson; Perez, M.; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wu

Absent - Allen; Flores; Garcia Hernandez; Harrison; Hickland; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Lambert; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Morales, C.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Simmons; Virdell; Wilson; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos: "When Record No. 2771 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Erin Zwiener: "When Record No. 2771 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Helen Kerwin: "When Record No. 2771 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Hillary Hickland: "When Record No. 2771 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 2771 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 16, 2025


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

RV#2875: Yea 73 (R 45, D 28) - Nay 48 (R 27, D 21)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bryant; Bumgarner; Button; Cole; Cortez; Cunningham; Davis, A.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Flores; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kitzman; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Zwiener

Nay - Ashby; Barry; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Cain; Campos; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Curry; Davis, Y.; Dyson; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Harless; Harris; Harrison; Hefner; Hull; Jones, V.; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Lowe; Luther; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Morales, C.; Munoz; Oliverson; Orr; Perez, M.; Pierson; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Slawson; Thompson; Wharton; Wu

Absent - Bonnen; Canales; Fairly; Martinez; Shofner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2875 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)

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(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
(S) Posting rule suspended
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
 


(H) Middleton signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Bryson Frazier for Galveston Park Board of Trustees
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Erika Boyd for Texas Travel Alliance
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Kimberly Danesi for Galveston Park Board of Trustees
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as John Schwartz for self
 

On

(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Sally Bakko for City of Galveston
(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



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