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SB2779
Assigned to Committee Authored by Brian Birdwell (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Initially Referred to Senate Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 2779 modifies the allocation and use of hotel occupancy tax revenues. It directs a portion of tax revenues from eligible coastal municipalities to park boards for public beach maintenance. It also prohibits the use of these tax revenues in programs that discriminate based on race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
Mar 14, 2025
(S) Birdwell signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Apr 3, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Economic Development, chaired by a Republican
Apr 14, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 15, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 16, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 28, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 29, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250429_SB2779_E: Yea 25 (R 20, D 5) - Nay 6 (R 0, D 6)
Nay - Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; West
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed (H) Received from the Senate
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Csilla Ludanyi for City of Galveston (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Marie Robb for City of Galveston (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Csilla Ludanyi for City of Galveston
For
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Alexander Porretto for City of Galveston (Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Bryson Frazier for Galveston Park Board of Trustees (Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Craig Brown for City of Galveston (Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Erika Boyd for Texas Travel Alliance (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Erika Boyd for Texas Travel Alliance (Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as John Schwartz for self (Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Kimberly Danesi for Galveston Park Board of Trustees (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as James Quintero for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S Economic Development as Ron Hinkle for Texas Travel Alliance (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Ron Hinkle for Texas Travel Alliance
