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Senate Bill Report — SB 5251, Concerning Lodging Tax Revenues

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This is the Senate Bill Report on SB 5251, titled An act relating to lodging tax revenues, as of January 22, 2025, with committee activity listed as Business, Financial Services & Trade on 1/23/25. The sponsors are Senators Christian, Chapman and Frame. The brief summary says the bill expands the uses of lodging tax revenues to include capital expenditures on tourism-related facilities owned by nonprofit organizations. The report lists Appropriation: None and Fiscal Note: Available, and gives the effective date as ninety days after adjournment of session in which the bill is passed.

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Date
2025-01-23
Case
2025 01 23 A32437 D275408 Bill Report 5251 Sba Bft 25

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“Senate Bill Report — SB 5251, Concerning Lodging Tax Revenues.” Original at app.leg.wa.gov, dated 2025-01-23. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2025-01-23-2025-01-23-a32437-d275408-bill-report-5251-sba-bft-25/, SHA-256 52d4df46611bddece129bba147637a86f96e056374e66bdfc59648f3ae276bde.

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                            SENATE BILL REPORT
                                  SB 5251

                                      As of January 22, 2025

Title: An act relating to lodging tax revenues.

Brief Description: Concerning lodging tax revenues.

Sponsors: Senators Christian, Chapman and Frame.

Brief History:
     Committee Activity: Business, Financial Services & Trade: 1/23/25.


                                     Brief Summary of Bill
           • Expands the uses of lodging tax revenues to include capital expenditures
             on tourism-related facilities owned by nonprofit organizations.


SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE

     Staff: Clint McCarthy (786-7319)

     Background: Lodging tax revenue collected by short term rentals or hotels may be used by
     municipalities, convention and visitors bureaus, or a destination marketing organization for
     the following purposes:
         • tourism marketing;
         • marketing and operations costs incurred to support special events or festivals;
         • supporting the operating and capital expenditures of tourism related facilities owned
            or operated by a municipality or a public facilities district; or
         • supporting the operating expenditures of tourism related facilities owned or operated
            by nonprofit organizations.

     Summary of Bill: The permissible uses of lodging tax revenue is expanded to include
     capital expenditures that support tourism related facilities that are owned by nonprofit
     organizations.



     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.

Senate Bill Report                                -1-                                           SB 5251
     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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