Tourism zones, local; county, city, or town to establish by local ordinance. (HB518)

Introduced By

Del. Ward Armstrong (D-Martinsville)

Progress

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

Description

Local tourism zones. Allows any county, city, or town to establish, by local ordinance, a local tourism zone with tax incentives and regulatory flexibility. Read the Bill »

Status

04/05/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/09/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063176216
01/09/2006Referred to Committee on Finance
01/12/2006Fiscal impact statement from TAX (HB518)
01/18/2006Assigned to Finance sub-committee: #1 (Orrock)
02/06/2006Reported from Finance with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
02/07/2006Read first time
02/08/2006Read second time
02/08/2006Committee amendment agreed to
02/08/2006Engrossed by House as amended HB518E
02/08/2006Printed as engrossed 063176216-E
02/09/2006Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
02/09/2006VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
02/09/2006Communicated to Senate
02/10/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/10/2006Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/14/2006Fiscal impact statement from TAX (HB518E)
02/20/2006Rereferred from Commerce and Labor
02/20/2006Rereferred to Finance
02/22/2006Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
02/23/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/23/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006Read third time
02/24/2006Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/28/2006Enrolled
03/01/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB518ER)
03/01/2006Signed by Speaker
03/02/2006Fiscal impact statement from TAX (HB518ER)
03/02/2006Signed by President
04/05/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 642 (effective 7/1/06)
04/14/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0642)