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Committee advances bill removing A&P tax requirement for entertainment districts

CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · January 31, 2023
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Summary

A Senate committee approved House Bill 1024 to remove the statutory requirement that cities impose an ad-and-penalty (A&P) tax to create an entertainment district, a move supporters said would give municipalities more flexibility. The bill passed by voice vote with no public testimony.

Speaker 2 presented House Bill 1024 to the committee, saying the bill ‘‘removes the requirement that cities have to impose an A and P tax if they want to have an entertainment district.’’ The sponsor described the…

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