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  89R17120 BEF-F     By: Huffman S.B. No. 2830       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to 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.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 351.153(a), Tax Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (a)  This section applies only to a municipality described by   Section 351.152(5), (6), (22), (29), or (58).          SECTION 2.  Section 351.157(a), Tax Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (a)  In this section, "qualified establishment" means an   establishment:                (1)  that is located on land:                      (A)  owned by a municipality; or                      (B)  owned by:                            (i)  any person if the establishment is   located in a municipality described by Section 351.152(3) or (22) ;                            (ii)  the federal government if the   establishment is located in a municipality described by Section   351.152(6); or                            (iii)  a nonprofit corporation, including a   public facility corporation, that is acting as or on behalf of, or   that is controlled by, a municipality, if the establishment is   located in a municipality described by Section 351.152(5);                (2)  the nearest exterior wall of which is located not   more than 1,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of a qualified   hotel or qualified convention center facility;                (3)  that is constructed:                      (A)  on or after the date the municipality   commences a qualified project under this subchapter; or                      (B)  at any time if the establishment is located   in a municipality described by Section 351.152(3);                (4)  that is not a sports stadium; and                (5)  that is the type of establishment described by   Subsection (c-1) from which the municipality is entitled to receive   revenue under Subsection (d).          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.