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Senate Bill Report — SB 6080, As of January 15, 2024

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Senate Bill Report on SB 6080, as of January 15, 2024, with committee activity before Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade listed as 1/16/24. The bill is titled an act relating to simplifying the funding provisions of the statewide tourism marketing account, and the sponsors listed are Senators Boehnke, Dozier, Mullet and Shewmake, by request of Department of Revenue. The brief summary says the bill removes the requirement that the deposit to the Statewide Tourism Marketing Account may only occur if the Legislature authorizes the deposit in the biennial omnibus appropriation act. The background says the Washington Tourism Marketing Authority was created through legislation in 2018. The report lists the fiscal note as not requested.

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Date
2024-01-16
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2024 01 16 A31644 D264514 Bill Report 6080 Sba Bfgt 24

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                            SENATE BILL REPORT
                                  SB 6080

                                      As of January 15, 2024

Title: An act relating to simplifying the funding provisions of the statewide tourism marketing
     account.

Brief Description: Simplifying the funding provisions of the statewide tourism marketing
     account.

Sponsors: Senators Boehnke, Dozier, Mullet and Shewmake; by request of Department of
    Revenue.

Brief History:
     Committee Activity: Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade: 1/16/24.


                                     Brief Summary of Bill
           • Removes the requirement that the deposit to the Statewide Tourism
             Marketing Account may only occur if the Legislature authorizes the
             deposit in the biennial omnibus appropriation act.


SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE

     Staff: Kellee Gunn (786-7429)

     Background: Washington Tourism Marketing Authority. The Washington Tourism
     Marketing Authority (Authority) was created through legislation in 2018. The Authority
     contracts for statewide tourism marketing services that promote tourism in Washington.
     The Authority is governed by a board of directors. A nonvoting advisory committee
     advises the board.

     Statewide Tourism Marketing Account. Of the taxes collected on the retail sales of lodging,
     car rentals, and restaurants, 0.2 percent must be deposited into the Statewide Tourism
     Marketing Account (Account). Up to $3 million of revenue may be collected per biennium



     This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative
     members in their deliberations. This analysis is not part of the legislation nor does it
     constitute a statement of legislative intent.

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     and must be deposited into the Account. The deposit to the Account may only occur if the
     Legislature authorizes the deposit in the biennial omnibus appropriation act.

     Expenditures from the Account may only be made for allowable expenses related to
     implementation of the statewide tourism program and operation of the Authority. The
     Account is subject to appropriation. During the 2023 legislative session the Legislature
     authorized a reduced match requirement for expenditures from the Account. The match of
     nonstate or state fund, other than State General Fund, went from two-to-one to one-to-one,
     for all expenditures from the Account.

     A match may consist of nonstate or state fund, other than State General Fund, cash
     contributions, the value of an advertising equivalency contribution, or an in-kind
     contribution. The Authority's board of directors must determine criteria for what qualifies
     as an in-kind contribution.

     Summary of Bill: The requirement that the deposit to the Account may only occur if the
     Legislature authorizes the deposit in the biennial omnibus appropriation act, in addition to
     appropriating funds, is removed.

     Appropriation: None.

     Fiscal Note: Not requested.

     Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: No.

     Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.




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