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Senate Bill Report — HB 2137, As of February 12, 2024

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This Senate Bill Report on HB 2137, as of February 12, 2024, is for the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. The bill is described as concerning technical changes to allowable exemptions for tourism promotion area assessments, and the report lists Representatives Berg, Orcutt, Sandlin, Doglio, Dent and Reeves as sponsors and a House passage record of 2/8/24, 97-0. Under the summary of the bill, a legislative authority may designate an exemption to the TPA lodging charge to any lodging business, lodging unit, or lodging guest, and the act applies prospectively and retroactively. The report states that the appropriation is None and that a fiscal note is available.

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Date
2024-02-15
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2024 02 15 A31917 D269748 Bill Report 2137 Sba Bfgt 24

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                            SENATE BILL REPORT
                                  HB 2137

                                     As of February 12, 2024

Title: An act relating to technical changes to allowable exemptions from charges for tourism
     promotion area assessments.

Brief Description: Concerning technical changes to allowable exemptions for tourism
     promotion area assessments.

Sponsors: Representatives Berg, Orcutt, Sandlin, Doglio, Dent and Reeves.

Brief History: Passed House: 2/8/24, 97-0.
     Committee Activity:


                                     Brief Summary of Bill
           • Allows a Tourism Promotion Area's (TPA) legislative authority to
             designate exemptions to the TPA lodging charge.


SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE

     Staff: Kellee Gunn (786-7429)

     Background: Tourism Promotion Areas. The legislative authority of any city or county
     may form a tourism promotion area (TPA) to generate revenue for tourism promotion. As of
     June 11, 2020, any county, city, or town may create a TPA. A TPA may include the entire
     jurisdiction or only a portion, and multiple jurisdictions may establish a joint TPA through
     interlocal agreement. A county TPA may only include unincorporated areas unless the
     county has signed an interlocal agreement with one or more cities to form a joint TPA. In a
     county with a population of 1 million or more, the legislative body must be comprised of
     two or more jurisdictions acting under an interlocal agreement.

     Lodging Charge. A legislative authority may assess up to a $2 lodging charge on certain
     lodging businesses within the TPA. The charge is limited to lodging businesses that have 40



     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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     or more rooms or lodging units. Up to six kinds of classifications can be imposed based on
     the number of rooms, room revenue, and location.

     In 2020, the Legislature enacted legislation allowing for an addition $3 charge to be
     imposed on those lodging businesses with 40 or more units in a TPA. Certain information
     must be collected by the TPA's legislative authority or its advisory board on the use of the
     additional funds and those affected by it along with a program review that must be
     submitted to the Legislature.

     The Department of Revenue collects TPA revenues and distributes them to the appropriate
     legislative authorities.

     Exemptions. The TPA lodging charge does not apply to temporary medical housing.

     Summary of Bill: A legislative authority may designate an exemption to the TPA lodging
     charge to any lodging business, lodging unit, or lodging guest.

     This act applies prospectively and retroactively.

     Appropriation: None.

     Fiscal Note: Available.

     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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