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House Background Summary — HB 2137, Tourism Promotion Area Assessments (February 8, 2024)

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House Background Summary for HB 2137, on technical changes to allowable exemptions from charges for tourism promotion area assessments, as passed House on February 8, 2024. Representatives Berg, Orcutt, Sandlin, Doglio, Dent and Reeves are listed as sponsors. Local Government committee activity is dated 1/12/24 and 1/19/24 and marked [DP], and the floor vote is given as Passed House: 2/8/24, 97-0. Testifying were Representative April Berg, prime sponsor; Becky Bogard of Washington State Destination Marketing Organizations; Candice Bock of the Association of Washington Cities; Montana Miranda of the Washington Hospitality Association; and Steve Ewing of the Department of Revenue.

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                 HOUSE BACKGROUND SUMMARY
                           HB 2137
                                      As Passed House:
                                      February 8, 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:
     Committee Activity:
         Local Government: 1/12/24, 1/19/24 [DP].
     Floor Activity:
         Passed House: 2/8/24, 97-0.

Voting Yea: Representatives Abbarno, Alvarado, Barkis, Barnard, Bateman, Berg, Bergquist,
Berry, Bronoske, Caldier, Callan, Chambers, Chapman, Cheney, Chopp, Christian, Connors,
Corry, Cortes, Couture, Davis, Dent, Doglio, Donaghy, Duerr, Dye, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar,
Fey, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Goehner, Goodman, Graham, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Harris,
Hutchins, Jacobsen, Klicker, Kloba, Kretz, Leavitt, Lekanoff, Low, Macri, Maycumber,
McClintock, McEntire, Mena, Morgan, Mosbrucker, Nance, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Orwall,
Paul, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Ramos, Reed, Reeves, Riccelli, Robertson, Rude, Rule, Ryu,
Sandlin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Senn, Shavers, Simmons, Slatter, Springer, Stearns, Steele,
Stokesbary, Stonier, Street, Taylor, Thai, Tharinger, Timmons, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters,
Wilcox, Wylie, Ybarra and Jinkins

Voting Nay:

Absent:

Excused: Representative Chandler

    Persons Testifying: Representative April Berg, prime sponsor; Becky Bogard, Washington




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State Destination Marketing Organizations; Candice Bock, Association of Washington
Cities; Montana Miranda, Washington Hospitality Association; and Steve Ewing,
Department of Revenue.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.




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