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1996 SESSION

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SB 556 Additional transient occupancy tax.

Introduced by: Joseph B. Benedetti | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Additional transient occupancy tax. Allows the Counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico to impose an additional transient occupancy tax not to exceed four percent of the amount charged for the room or space occupied; however, the tax does not apply to rooms or spaces rented and occupied by the same person for thirty or more days. Revenues collected from the additional tax must be spent for promoting tourism, travel or business which generates tourism or travel in the Richmond metropolitan area.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 966586613  pdf
• 03/20/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB556ER)  pdf
• 04/15/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 966586613
• 01/22/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/06/96  Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (40-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/07/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/96  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/09/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/10/96  House: Read first time
• 02/10/96  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/14/96  House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 1
• 02/28/96  House: Reported from Finance with amd. (14-Y 8-N)
• 02/29/96  House: Read second time
• 03/01/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/04/96  House: Read third time
• 03/04/96  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/04/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/04/96  House: Passed House with amendment (73-Y 26-N)
• 03/04/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 26-N)
• 03/06/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 03/06/96  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/96  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/20/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB556ER)
• 03/25/96  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/26/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/28/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/15/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)