Sec. 660.116. HOTEL OCCUPANCY AND SIMILAR TAXES. (a) A state employee is entitled to be reimbursed for a state, county, or local hotel occupancy tax or any similar tax imposed by a law of this state, another state, or a foreign nation.
(b) A state employee is entitled to be reimbursed for a hotel occupancy or similar tax from which the employee is legally exempt only if the employee properly claims the exemption and the commercial lodging establishment refuses to honor the exemption.
(c) If a state agency directly pays a commercial lodging establishment under Section 660.114, the agency may directly pay a hotel occupancy or similar tax to the establishment.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Subchapter F. Meal, Lodging, and Incidental Expenses
Section 660.111. Reimbursement Requirement
Section 660.112. Amount of Reimbursement
Section 660.113. Restricted Reimbursements
Section 660.114. Direct Payments to Commercial Lodging Establishments
Section 660.116. Hotel Occupancy and Similar Taxes