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Committee advances substitute to tighten accountability for municipal hotel‑occupancy tax in coastal communities
3446477 · May 21, 2025
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Summary
A committee substitute for House Bill 5,596—identical to a Senate bill that previously passed—was presented as a measure to ensure coastal municipalities use hotel‑occupancy tax revenues for authorized purposes and to modify the voter‑approval tax‑rate formula if funds are misspent.
The committee presented a committee substitute for House Bill 5,596 and the sponsor said the substitute mirrors Senate Bill 2532, which the sponsor noted passed the Senate previously. The sponsor described the measure as ensuring “accountability for the use of municipal hotel occupancy…
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