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S.B. No. 529 AN ACT relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to receive and use tax revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and convention center project. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 351.155, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) This subsection applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.152(12) that has a population of 130,000 or more. Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a municipality to which this subsection applies may pledge or commit revenue under this section for only two qualified projects. SECTION 2. Section 351.157, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) In addition to the municipalities described by Subsection (b), this section applies to a municipality described by Section 351.155(c-1). SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 529 passed the Senate on April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4; and that the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 529 passed the House, with amendment, on May 13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 108, Nays 33, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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