Transient occupancy tax; Giles County may impose at rate not to exceed 5% to promote tourism. (SB858)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✓	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
✓	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Transient occupancy tax; Giles County. Authorizes Giles County to impose a transient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed five percent. Any revenues from that portion of the tax in excess of two percent would be required to be used solely for tourism or marketing of tourism.

Currently, every county is authorized to impose a transient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed two percent; however, many counties have been authorized to impose the tax at a rate not to exceed five percent. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
12/29/2008	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09
12/29/2008	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 082255228
12/29/2008	Referred to Committee on Finance
01/16/2009	Impact statement from TAX (SB858)
01/21/2009	Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2009	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2009	Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2009	Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2009	Placed on Calendar
02/05/2009	Read first time
02/05/2009	Referred to Committee on Finance
02/06/2009	Impact statement from TAX (SB858)
02/16/2009	Reported from Finance (12-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2009	Read second time
02/18/2009	Read third time
02/18/2009	Passed House (71-Y 26-N 1-A)
02/18/2009	VOTE: --- PASSAGE (71-Y 26-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/23/2009	Enrolled
02/23/2009	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB858ER)
02/23/2009	Impact statement from TAX (SB0858ER)
02/24/2009	Signed by Speaker
02/25/2009	Signed by President
03/27/2009	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 497 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497)