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Hospitality Tennessee urges cap and accountability on hotel-occupancy taxes; committee rolls SB 629 one week
Summary
Sarah Beth Urban of Hospitality Tennessee told the Senate State and Local Government Committee SB 629 would define tourism spending, require annual audits to the comptroller and cap cumulative hotel-occupancy taxes at 8% in incorporated county areas; the committee rolled the bill for one week.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 629, a proposal that would tighten definitions and oversight for local hotel‑occupancy tax spending and set a cumulative cap on local hotel taxes.
Sarah Beth Urban, president and CEO of Hospitality Tennessee, told the committee the bill “provides clear direction, accountability, and safeguards for the…
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