House2023-24 sessionFiscal note
HB 2137: Concerning technical changes to allowable exemptions for tourism promotion area assessments.
Signed into law: Chapter 68, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Berg
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024
- Status
- C 68 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 13, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:02 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows local governments to exempt lodging businesses, units, or guests from lodging charges imposed within a tourism promotion area.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 8, 202497 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 202448 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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