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Committee backs HB 4148 amendment to change lodging‑tax distribution and add resiliency grants
Summary
The House Revenue Committee adopted a dash‑7 amendment to House Bill 41 48 to require at least 50% of net local transient lodging tax (TLT) revenue be used for tourism and related facilities and to authorize resiliency grants for small restaurant and lodging businesses; the committee then moved the amended bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The House Committee on Revenue adopted the dash‑7 amendment to House Bill 41 48 and moved the amended bill to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation on Feb. 19, 2026. The amendments change the percentages of net local transient lodging tax (TLT) revenue that must support tourism and tourism-related facilities and adjust allowable uses for city and county services.
An unidentified presenter summarized the amendment, saying it changes the minimum share of net local TLT revenue required for tourism or tourism-related facilities "from at least 70% to at…
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