HB 4103 by Burrows: Expanding hotel tax loopholes

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION
Oppose
Senate Journal Page: 1983

Senate Journal Page: 1983

HB 4103 expands loophole used by municipalities to take hotel tax revenue that would have gone to the state and use it to subsidize convention centers and economic development. These loopholes are bad for taxpayers and encourage corruption and cronyism at the local level.

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION
Oppose
Vote Breakdown:
28
3
  • Pro-Taxpayer
  • Anti-Taxpayer
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
LegislatorDistrictPartyVote
Carol Alvarado
6 Democrat
X
Paul Bettencourt
7 Republican
X
Brian Birdwell
22 Republican
X
César Blanco
29 Democrat
X
Dawn Buckingham
24 Republican
X
Donna Campbell
25 Republican
X
Brandon Creighton
4 Republican
Check
Sarah Eckhardt
14 Democrat
X
Roland Gutierrez
19 Democrat
X
Bob Hall
2 Republican
Check
Kelly Hancock
9 Republican
X
Juan Hinojosa
20 Democrat
X
Joan Huffman
17 Republican
X
Bryan Hughes
1 Republican
X
Nathan Johnson
16 Democrat
X
Lois Kolkhorst
18 Republican
X
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
27 Democrat
X
José Menéndez
26 Democrat
X
Borris Miles
13 Democrat
X
Jane Nelson
12 Republican
X
Robert Nichols
3 Republican
X
Angela Paxton
8 Republican
X
Charles Perry
28 Republican
X
Beverly Powell
10 Democrat
X
Charles Schwertner
5 Republican
X
Kel Seliger
31 Republican
X
Drew Springer
30 Republican
Check
Larry Taylor
11 Republican
X
Royce West
23 Democrat
X
John Whitmire
15 Democrat
X
Judith Zaffirini
21 Democrat
X