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House trims tourism marketing fund to $200,000 after floor amendments and technical fixes
Summary
Lawmakers reduced an initial $1 million appropriation to $200,000 for the Tourism Marketing Performance Fund, approved technical fixes (removing 'annually' language) under a suspension of rules and passed the bill later the same day.
Representative Allen brought House Bill 88 (Tourism Marketing Performance Fund) to the floor and proposed an amendment that reduced the initial appropriation from $1,000,000 to $200,000 while retaining the bill’s program mechanics. Allen said the change reflected an agreement reached in caucus and left the statutory mechanisms intact while reducing one‑time funding exposure.
Members discussed the fiscal and policy tradeoffs. Supporters said the fund would help the state’s important tourism industry by allocating 25 percent for infrastructure and 75 percent for marketing; opponents and budget chairs noted that current available funds were one‑time and that wording such as 'annually' needed correction to reflect whether the appropriation was ongoing or one‑time. Representative Stevens moved technical amendments (including deletion of the word 'annually' in two places) under suspension of the rules so the bill matched fiscal reality.
After reconsideration and the technical amendments, the House recorded final passage with the amended appropriation and language changes. Representative Allen waived further procedural requirements and the bill was sent forward for transmittal.
