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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    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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)

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  • CS/SB 68, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/24/2017 at 3:08 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/13/2017 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 3/19/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 173 Tourist Development Tax Latvala Similar Last Action: 5/8/2017 H See HB 7109 Track This Bill
    H 7109 (er) Taxation Ways and Means Committee Compare Last Action: 5/25/2017 Chapter No. 2017-36, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7099 (Ch. 2017-67) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2017 10:30 AM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/21/2017 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 68, Original Filed Version Posted 11/22/2016 at 4:51 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 1/20/2017 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 173 Tourist Development Tax Latvala Identical Last Action: 5/8/2017 H See HB 7109 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    676892 - Amendment
    Delete lines 21 - 27 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Grimsley)     		1/20/2017
    3:09 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/23/2017     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/23/2017 4:00 PM Commerce and Tourism 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. Page 1 (pdf)

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