By: Paddie (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) H.B. No. 3484          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;   May 8, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural   Resources & Economic Development; May 18, 2017, reported   adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following   vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 2, 2 present not voting; May 18, 2017, sent to   printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3484 By:  Rodríguez     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by   certain municipalities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended   by adding Section 351.1079 to read as follows:          Sec. 351.1079.  ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FOR SPORTS FACILITIES   AND FIELDS BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies   only to a municipality that has a population of at least 6,000 and   that is the county seat of a county that:                (1)  borders the State of Louisiana;                (2)  is bisected by a United States highway; and                (3)  has a population of 75,000 or less.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and   subject to Subsection (c), a municipality to which this section   applies may use all or any portion of the revenue derived from the   municipal hotel occupancy tax to construct, improve, maintain, and   operate sports facilities and fields for the purpose of promoting   tourism and the convention and hotel industry.          (c)  A municipality to which this section applies may use   revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax to:                (1)  maintain or operate sports facilities and fields   only if the conditions specified by Sections 351.101(a)(7)(A) and   (C) are met; and                (2)  improve a sports facility or field only if the   requirements of Sections 351.101(a)(7)(A) and (C) are met and the   municipality complies with Section 351.1076.          SECTION 2.  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, 2017.     * * * * *