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2018 SESSION
SB 547 Transient occupancy tax; eligible historic lodging properties.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Transient occupancy tax; eligible historic lodging properties. Authorizes a qualified county to impose, after holding a public hearing, an additional transient occupancy tax not to exceed five percent of the amount of the charge for the occupancy of any room or space occupied at eligible historic lodging properties. An eligible historic lodging property is defined as a structure that (i) contains 450 or more rooms for overnight lodging, (ii) is located on land exceeding 700 acres, and (iii) at least a portion of which was built prior to 1930. A qualified county is one in which at least 40 percent of employment is in accommodations and food services. Any revenue generated by the tax would be used by the local government to incentivize other entities to invest in substantial rehabilitation, renovation, and expansion projects at eligible historic lodging properties.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101749D pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB547ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0626) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101749D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/23/18 Senate: Reported from Finance (10-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 01/24/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/18 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 01/31/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/18 House: Read first time
- 01/31/18 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/26/18 House: Reported from Finance (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/27/18 House: Read second time
- 02/28/18 House: Read third time
- 02/28/18 House: Passed House (80-Y 19-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 19-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/28/18 House: Passed House (79-Y 20-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (79-Y 20-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB547ER)
- 03/05/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
- 03/14/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 626 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0626)