85R10292 GRM-D     By: Hughes S.B. No. 942       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in   certain municipalities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 351.101, Tax Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (n) to read as follows:          (n)  In addition to other authorized uses, a municipality   that has a population of not more than 1,500 and is located in a   county that borders Arkansas and Louisiana may use revenue from the   municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of tourism by the   enhancement and upgrading of an existing sports facility or field   as specified by Subsection (a)(7), provided that the requirements   of Subsections (a)(7)(A) and (C) are met.          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.