HB 4103 by Burrows: Expanding hotel tax loopholes
PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION
Oppose
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:
- Pro-Taxpayer
- Anti-Taxpayer
- Absent
- Speaker
- Absent, Excused
- Present, not voting
- Not Applicable
Legislator | District | Party | Vote |
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Carol Alvarado | 6 | Democrat | |
Paul Bettencourt | 7 | Republican | |
Brian Birdwell | 22 | Republican | |
César Blanco | 29 | Democrat | |
Dawn Buckingham | 24 | Republican | |
Donna Campbell | 25 | Republican | |
Brandon Creighton | 4 | Republican | |
Sarah Eckhardt | 14 | Democrat | |
Roland Gutierrez | 19 | Democrat | |
Bob Hall | 2 | Republican | |
Kelly Hancock | 9 | Republican | |
Juan Hinojosa | 20 | Democrat | |
Joan Huffman | 17 | Republican | |
Bryan Hughes | 1 | Republican | |
Nathan Johnson | 16 | Democrat | |
Lois Kolkhorst | 18 | Republican | |
Eddie Lucio, Jr. | 27 | Democrat | |
José Menéndez | 26 | Democrat | |
Borris Miles | 13 | Democrat | |
Jane Nelson | 12 | Republican | |
Robert Nichols | 3 | Republican | |
Angela Paxton | 8 | Republican | |
Charles Perry | 28 | Republican | |
Beverly Powell | 10 | Democrat | |
Charles Schwertner | 5 | Republican | |
Kel Seliger | 31 | Republican | |
Drew Springer | 30 | Republican | |
Larry Taylor | 11 | Republican | |
Royce West | 23 | Democrat | |
John Whitmire | 15 | Democrat | |
Judith Zaffirini | 21 | Democrat |