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JLARC questions value of annual lodging-tax reporting after 2024 data review
Summary
JLARC staff presented the 2024 lodging tax expenditures data and committee members questioned the usefulness of the self-reported dataset; the executive committee is leaning toward recommending removal of the statutory reporting requirement.
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee on Sept. 17 heard JLARC staff present the 2024 lodging tax expenditures data and raised questions about the value and accuracy of the annual self-reported dataset. JLARC staff reported 213 municipalities received lodging-tax distributions in 2024, with 91% compliance in reporting and roughly $114 million in funds awarded to about 1,700 activities.
The report matters because lodging tax collections—municipal levies on hotel and similar stays—are intended to fund tourism-related activities locally, but committee members pressed staff about whether the current JLARC report provides usable oversight or verification. "We basically just kind of take their word for it," said Senator Gaynor during questions to JLARC staff,…
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