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HB 0102 - Lodging tax rate.

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: William Henderson
Last Action: 2/3/2017 - H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
House Committee:
Assigned To:
01 - Taxes and RevenueNext Bill
04 - Business/Economic DevelopmentNext Bill
11 - Finance and ProcurementNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

This bill increases the lodging taxation rate allowable from 4% to 6% along with other provisions that would provide potential local government funding.  

WAM Action Taken: 1/18/17 Laurie Heath testified that WAM was monitoring the bill.  As the bill was reviewed and compared, there was opposition from retailing and tourism industry.  This lodging tax bill failed but it was added to the Corporation list for an interim committee topic.     


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