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CS/SB 68: Tourist Development Tax

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Grimsley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Latvala

Tourist Development Tax; Authorizing counties imposing the tourist development tax to use those tax revenues for auditoriums that are publicly owned but operated by specified organizations under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7109 (Ch. 2017-36)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  4. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/22/2016 Senate • Filed
12/8/2016 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 42
1/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/23/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
1/23/2017 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 149
1/24/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/25/2017 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 149
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
• CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 138
3/9/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/14/17, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
3/14/2017 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 180
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 180
3/16/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 03/21/17, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
3/21/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 234
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 234
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7109 (Ch. 2017-36)