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CS/HB 585: Tourist Development Tax

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Fine ; Jacquet ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Avila ; Grant, M. ; Killebrew ; Mariano ; Massullo ; Rommel

Tourist Development Tax; Authorizes counties imposing a tourist development tax to use tax revenues for specified purposes; provides criteria.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/8/2017 House • Filed
11/15/2017 House • Referred to Tourism and Gaming Control Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Commerce Committee -HJ 51
1/8/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Tourism and Gaming Control Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 8:30 am, Webster Hall
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 51
1/10/2018 House • Favorable by Tourism and Gaming Control Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 312
• Now in Ways and Means Committee -HJ 312
1/12/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 01/17/18, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall
1/17/2018 House • Favorable by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 -HJ 364
1/18/2018 House • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 364
1/30/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/01/18, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/1/2018 House • CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 6 -HJ 492
2/5/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 490
2/6/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 531
2/8/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/14/18
2/14/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 573
• Amendment(s) failed (865275) -HJ 573, 574
• Amendment(s) adopted (246187, 630329) -HJ 574
• Read 3rd time -HJ 574
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 93 NAYS 20 -HJ 574
2/20/2018 Senate • In Messages
2/22/2018 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 396
2/26/2018 Senate • Received -SJ 396
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118)