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1998 SESSION

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SB 23 Transient occupancy tax; authorized in Wythe County.

Introduced by: Jackson E. Reasor, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Transient occupancy tax. Authorizes Wythe County to levy a transient occupancy tax at a rate not exceeding five percent. Revenues from the portion of the tax exceeding two percent shall be spent on tourism, marketing of tourism, or initiatives that, as determined in consultation with local tourism industry organizations, attract travelers to the county and generate tourism revenues. Caroline, Page, James City, Tazewell, and Augusta Counties currently have the same authority.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/12/98 980734727  pdf
• 03/18/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB23ER)  pdf
• 05/04/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0733)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/12/98 980734727
• 01/14/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/03/98  Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/98  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/06/98  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/09/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/10/98  House: Read first time
• 02/10/98  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/19/98  House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 1
• 03/03/98  House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 2-N)
• 03/04/98  House: Read second time
• 03/05/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/06/98  House: Read third time
• 03/06/98  House: Passed House (71-Y 27-N)
• 03/06/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 27-N)
• 03/18/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB23ER)
• 03/24/98  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/25/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/26/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/16/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/98)
• 05/04/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0733)