House Bill 441

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Last Action to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Title AN ACT relating to transient room taxes imposed by urban-county governments.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number 1211
Sponsors R. Palumbo, G. Brown Jr, K. Flood, S. Overly, S. Westrom
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 153.450 to allow an urban-county government to levy a transient room tax of up to an extra two-and-a-half percent for a total of up to four-and-a-half percent and to specify the purposes for which the revenue may be expended.
Index Headings of Original Version Economic Development - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Local Government - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Public Buildings and Grounds - Urban-county government, transient room tax, use of for convention center purposes
Taxation - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Counties - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Counties, Urban - Transient room tax
Fiscal Note - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
House Floor Amendment 4
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/19/16
  • introduced in House
02/22/16
  • to Economic Development (H)
02/23/16
  • posted in committee
02/25/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/26/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/02/16
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 3, 2016
  • floor amendment (1) and (2) and (3) and (4-title) filed
03/03/16
  • 3rd reading, passed 77-13 with floor amendment (2)
03/04/16
  • received in Senate
03/07/16
  • to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor L. Bechler
Summary Amend KRS 153.450 to allow an urban-county government to levy a transient room tax of up to two-and-a-half percent to be used for the renovation, expansion, or improvement of a convention center; require repayment of any amounts provided by the Commonwealth for the project; limit use of the funds to payment for the project and repayment to the Commonwealth; and sunset the tax after the payment for the project and repayment to the Commonwealth are complete.
Index Headings Economic Development - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Local Government - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Public Buildings and Grounds - Urban-county government, transient room tax, use of for convention center purposes
Taxation - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Counties - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Counties, Urban - Transient room tax
Fiscal Note - Transient room tax for urban-county government

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor L. Bechler
Summary Amend KRS 153.450 to allow an urban-county government to levy a transient room tax of up to an extra two-and-a-half percent for a total of up to four-and-a-half percent and to allow the revenues from the new levy to be used only for the direct expenditure for, or repayment of, debt associated with a project undertaken on or after the effective date of the Act; sunset the tax upon completion of the project and repayment of all associated debt.
Index Headings Economic Development - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Local Government - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Public Buildings and Grounds - Urban-county government, transient room tax, use of for convention center purposes
Taxation - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Counties - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Counties, Urban - Transient room tax
Fiscal Note - Transient room tax for urban-county government

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor J. Miller
Summary Amend KRS 153.450 to allow an urban-county government to levy a transient room tax of up to two-and-a-half percent to be used for the renovation, expansion, or improvement of a convention center; require repayment of any amounts provided by the Commonwealth for the project; require payment for the project and repayment to the Commonwealth before any amounts can be used for operation of the convention center; declare an EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Economic Development - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Local Government - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Public Buildings and Grounds - Urban-county government, transient room tax, use of for convention center purposes
Taxation - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Counties - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Counties, Urban - Transient room tax
Fiscal Note - Transient room tax for urban-county government

Amendment House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor J. Miller
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Economic Development - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Local Government - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Public Buildings and Grounds - Urban-county government, transient room tax, use of for convention center purposes
Taxation - Transient room tax for urban-county government
Counties - Urban-county governments, transient room tax
Counties, Urban - Transient room tax
Fiscal Note - Transient room tax for urban-county government

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