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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 5596: Relating 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.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5596 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating 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. Primary sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson (Republican), Mayes Middleton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2025): Committee report printed and distributed.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terri Leo-WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Mayes MiddletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report printed and distributed
  2. Reported favorably as substituted
  3. Vote taken in committee
  4. Considered in public hearing
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Posting rule suspended
  7. Referred to Economic Development
  8. Read first time
  9. Received from the House
  10. Reported engrossed
  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  12. Record vote

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source