Bill: HB 2690, 85(R) - 2017
Committee
House Ways & Means
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Geanie Morrison
Bill Caption
Relating to the allocation of certain state hotel occupancy tax revenue.
Bill Analysis
HB 2690 would require the comptroller to redirect revenue
received from the hotel occupancy tax in certain municipalities to the coastal erosion response account. The
bill, would only pertain to hotels located in coastal counties on the Gulf of
Mexico and Corpus Christi Bay.
Vote Recommendation Notes
While we oppose the hotel occupancy tax, this bill neither increases nor decreases the tax but rather helps ensure that more of the tax money collected in the coastal bend region remains useful in the area. For this reason we remain neutral on the bill.
