Senate Finance and Claims held a hearing on Senate Bill 409 (tourism lodging/use-tax distribution reform). Sponsor Daniel Zolnikoff and agency and industry proponents described new spending “buckets,” a 2.5% lodging/recovery set‑aside for emergency lodging and recovery for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, and fiscal adjustments; committee took no final vote on SB 409 and scheduled executive action for the following day.