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Committee reports bill sending Slidell hotel-occupancy tax question to voters
Summary
A legislative committee voted to report Senate Bill 406 favorably; the bill would authorize the City of Slidell to seek voter approval for a hotel occupancy tax. Senator Robert Owen presented the local bill and committee leadership moved it to the floor.
Senator Robert Owen presented Senate Bill 406, which would authorize the governing authority of the City of Slidell, subject to voter approval, to levy a hotel occupancy tax. "This is a very simple bill," Owen said, describing the measure as a local authorization for voters to decide.
The bill was read into the record by the committee clerk. Representative Freiberg asked whether the measure would create a new tax; Owen confirmed it would and said it would simply allow the voters of Slidell to approve or reject the levy.
After the brief presentation and clarification, the committee chair moved to report the bill favorably to the floor. The motion was called and carried without a roll-call vote. The committee did not record a tally; the chair directed that the bill be moved to the floor for further action.
The committee did not set a referendum date or specify the rate in committee; details about timing and any proposed rate were not provided during the hearing. The bill was presented as a local measure requiring voter approval before the City of Slidell could impose the tax.
