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House approves measure encouraging counties to report in-state vs. out-of-state tourism spending after amendment
Summary
After floor debate and a friendly amendment changing mandatory language to 'is encouraged to,' the House passed HB 14 asking counties with large transient room tax revenues to report in-state versus out-of-state tourism spending; vote was 40–30 in favor.
Lawmakers debated House Bill 14, a measure aimed at improving data about tourism spending and how counties allocate transient room tax (TRT/TRCC) revenues. The sponsor said the bill does not strip county authority but asks counties with significant TRT/TRCC collections to submit analysis showing how much tourism spending is from in-state versus out-of-state visitors. The…
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