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House extends tourism marketing fund qualifying period; bill passes 72–0
Summary
House Bill 34 extends the Tourism Marketing Performance Fund qualifying period for four years; sponsor said TMPF has been a key tool in state tourism development and the bill passed the House 72–0.
House Bill 34, which would extend the qualifying period for the Tourism Marketing Performance Fund (TMPF) by four years, passed the Utah House with 72 yes votes and 0 no votes, and will be transmitted to the Senate.
Representative Wilson, sponsor of the bill, described TMPF as the state’s primary tool for generating tourism and told members the program yields significant tax revenue. He cited a figure from 2012—$960 million in state and local taxes—when discussing tourism’s economic impact and said the bill restores the program’s original authorization to allow the legislature to set aside money when tourism taxes grow.
Wilson told members the bill provides the Legislature the choice, year to year, to allocate funds to TMPF as tourism‑related tax revenue increases and emphasized the value of tourism revenue because tourists do not rely on state services such as education.
Voting on the bill was unanimous as recorded on the floor, and the measure will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
