Monitoring the Session

HB 3377

bill rewriting the city list for hotel tax projects

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Matt MorganRHouse 26

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the authority of certain cities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Five paragraphs of Section 351.152. Which city is new? The copy doesn’t say.

This bill rewrites the list of cities covered by a Tax Code section on using certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects. It reaches only the cities described by five numbered paragraphs of Section 351.152, and the plain-text copy does not show which city, if any, is new. Cities on the list can keep or gain that tax-revenue authority starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 83 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 83 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Ways & Means committee on Apr 14, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3377 · 2025-02-26

SOLD BY

Rep. Matt MorganRHouse 26

ITEM

relating to the authority of certain cities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

WHAT IT DOES

Five paragraphs of Section 351.152. Which city is new? The copy doesn’t say.

This bill rewrites the list of cities covered by a Tax Code section on using certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects. It reaches only the cities described by five numbered paragraphs of Section 351.152, and the plain-text copy does not show which city, if any, is new. Cities on the list can keep or gain that tax-revenue authority starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026$0

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 13, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3377, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($915,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. However, there would be a negative impact of ($1,942,000) in the biennium ending August 31, 2028. The negative impact would begin in fiscal year 2027 and continue for 10 years.

First year · FY 2026 · $0

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Ways & Means
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Matt Morgan

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$199KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$150KTexans for Truth and Liberty PAC$55K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$199,350.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$199,350.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$74,350.00
Total
$199,350.00
canvassing $58,100.00polling $16,250.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 17, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101067971, 101072248.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$150,123.30

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$150,123.30

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$45,123.30
Total
$150,123.30
mail $28,873.30polling $16,250.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 20, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101067971, 101072248.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$55,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101006291, 101067971, 101072248.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$199,350.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$74,350.00
Total
$199,350.00
canvassing $58,100.00polling $16,250.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 17, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101067971, 101072248.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$150,123.30

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$45,123.30
Total
$150,123.30
mail $28,873.30polling $16,250.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 20, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101067971, 101072248.

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101006291, 101067971, 101072248.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal
Net to General Revenue · FY 2026$0

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 13, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3377, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($915,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. However, there would be a negative impact of ($1,942,000) in the biennium ending August 31, 2028. The negative impact would begin in fiscal year 2027 and continue for 10 years.

First year · FY 2026 · $0

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 26, 2025

04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

City Government--Finance

Taxation--Hotel, Motel Occupancy

Text

The text as introduced · 83 words

By: Morgan
H.B. No. 3377

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain cities to use certain tax

revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other

qualified projects.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 351.153(a), Tax Code, is amended to read

as follows:

(a) This section applies only to a municipality described by

Section 351.152(5), (6), (22), (29), or (58).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.