Tourism improvement districts; authorizes any locality to create. (SB1298)
Introduced By
Sen. John Bell (D-Chantilly) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth), Del. Martha Mugler (D-Hampton, Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Sterling), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg), Sen. Todd E. Pillion (R-Abingdon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Tourism improvement districts. Authorizes any locality to create a local tourism improvement district plan, consisting of fees charged to businesses and used to fund tourism promotion activities and capital improvements. Under the bill, the locality is authorized to contract with a nonprofit entity to administer the activities and improvements. Read the Bill »
Status
03/31/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102381D |
| 01/11/2021 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 01/18/2021 | Reported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/18/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 01/26/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/29/2021 | Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/02/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2021 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 02/08/2021 | Continued to Special Session 1 in Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 02/12/2021 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/17/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/17/2021 | Passed House (64-Y 35-N) |
| 02/17/2021 | VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2021 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
| 02/17/2021 | Passed House (62-Y 36-N) |
| 02/17/2021 | VOTE: Passage #2 (62-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/19/2021 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1298ER) |
| 02/19/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/24/2021 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021 |
| 02/24/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/31/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 500 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/31/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500) |