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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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SB 1298 Tourism improvement districts; authorizes any locality to create.

Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Tourism improvement districts. Authorizes any locality to create a local tourism improvement district plan, consisting of fees charged to businesses and used to fund tourism promotion activities and capital improvements. Under the bill, the locality is authorized to contract with a nonprofit entity to administer the activities and improvements.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102381D  pdf
• 02/19/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1298ER)  pdf
• 03/31/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102381D
• 01/11/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/18/21  Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N)
• 01/18/21  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 01/26/21  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/21  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/29/21  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/02/21  House: Read first time
• 02/02/21  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/08/21  House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
• 02/12/21  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/16/21  House: Read second time
• 02/17/21  House: Read third time
• 02/17/21  House: Passed House (64-Y 35-N)
• 02/17/21  House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N)
• 02/17/21  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
• 02/17/21  House: Passed House (62-Y 36-N)
• 02/17/21  House: VOTE: Passage #2 (62-Y 36-N)
• 02/19/21  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/19/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1298ER)
• 02/19/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/24/21  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
• 02/24/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/31/21  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 500 (effective 7/1/21)
• 03/31/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500)