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House Bill 544

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Last Action to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Title AN ACT relating to transient room taxes imposed by urban-counties.
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Bill Request Number 1684
Sponsor J. Crenshaw
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 153.450 to allow an urban-county government to impose an additional 2.5 percent transient room tax for the purpose of supporting mixed-use economic development projects and other activities promoting tourism.
Index Headings of Original Version Economic Development - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Hotels and Motels - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Local Government - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Taxation - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Tourism - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Counties, Urban - Urban-county transient room tax, allow an additional tax to support economic development
Fiscal Note - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
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03/04/14
  • introduced in House
03/05/14
  • to Local Government (H)
03/14/14
  • posted in committee
03/18/14
  • taken from Local Government (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Local Government (H)
03/19/14
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute as a Consent Bill
03/20/14
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 21, 2014
03/21/14
  • taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
  • 3rd reading, passed 52-40 with Committee Substitute
  • received in Senate
03/24/14
  • to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions with the following changes: provide that all of the moneys collected from the additional transient room tax shall be used for the purpose of financing renovations to a multi-use arena and convention center, defraying the operating expenses of a nonprofit corporation created for the management of the arena and convention center, and defraying the costs associated with improvements to state-owned tourism-related facilities.
Index Headings Economic Development - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Hotels and Motels - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Local Government - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Taxation - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Tourism - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development
Counties, Urban - Urban-county transient room tax, allow an additional tax to support economic development
Fiscal Note - Local transient room tax, allow urban-counties to impose additional tax to support development

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