House bill · 89R

HB 4926

Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from that tax.

Did not pass

Progress

69 days from first to latest action, across 27 recorded actions.

Filed
Mar 13
Referred to committee
Apr 3
Heard in committee
Apr 14
Reported from committee
May 1
Passed first chamber
May 14
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 13, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 87–39

87 Yea

39 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 14, 2025

Passed 100–38

100 Yea

38 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Economic Development Economic Development
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 14, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 14, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 14, 2025 · House
Passed
May 14, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 14, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 13, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 13, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 13, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 13, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 10, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 8, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 7, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 6, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 6, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted Ways & Means
May 1, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
May 1, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 1, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Ways & Means
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Ways & Means
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Referred to Ways & Means Ways & Means
Apr 3, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 3, 2025 · House
Filed
Mar 13, 2025 · House

Authors

Trey WhartonR

In committee

Ways & Means
House
Referred Apr 3, 2025 · heard Apr 14, 2025 · reported after 28 days
Economic Development
Senate
Referred May 21, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Taxation: Hotel, Motel Occupancy

Bill text

House Committee ReportHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF

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Bill	Author	Progress	Status	Last action
SB 529Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to receive and use tax revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and convention center project.	Kevin SparksR	Became law	Became law	May 30, 2025Effective immediately
HB 2313Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.	Carl TepperR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2974Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes and the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project; authorizing the imposition of taxes.	Tom CraddickR	Passed second chamber	Did not pass	May 29, 2025Senate appoints conferees-reported
SB 2532Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and other money from a local park board of trustees.	Mayes MiddletonR	Passed first chamber	Did not pass	May 23, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 4755Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.	Janie LopezR	Passed first chamber	Did not pass	May 21, 2025Referred to Economic Development
HB 3179Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.	Wes VirdellR	Passed first chamber	Did not pass	May 21, 2025Referred to Economic Development