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Commissioners put tourism lodging tax repartition bills on watch amid concerns about protecting local tourism funding

Deschutes County Board of Commissioners · February 5, 2026

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Summary

Staff briefed HB4148 and SB1562, which would change the split of tourism lodging tax revenue and allow special districts to be eligible for funds; commissioners emphasized keeping locally approved tourism funding intact and left the bills in a watch posture.

County staff briefed the board on two companion bills (HB4148 and SB1562) proposing changes to the allocation of tourism lodging tax (TLT) revenue and the pool of eligible recipients.

Robert and other staff explained the bills would permit jurisdictions to reallocate percentages (an example read at the briefing shifts a prior 70/30 tourism/county split toward a 40/60 split) and would…

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