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House approves transient room tax tweaks to help counties manage tourism surges
Summary
Lawmakers passed House Bill 323 to give certain counties limited flexibility to use transient room tax (TRT) revenue for destination development and visitor management after large COVID-era visitation increases; the bill also tightened reporting and was amended on the floor. Vote: 74-0.
The Utah House on Thursday approved House Bill 323, a measure giving counties that experienced large increases in transient room tax (TRT) revenue limited flexibility to direct a portion of that revenue toward destination development and visitor-management needs. The bill passed the House 74-0 and will be transmitted to the Senate.
Sponsor Representative Last described the bill as a targeted response for counties—particularly those that host national parks—whose…
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