St. Joseph County innkeeper's tax.
Summary
Provides that the innkeeper's tax board of managers (board of managers) shall support and assist the Potawatomi Zoo to secure bonds up to a term of 20 years to pay costs associated with financing projects for the Potawatomi Zoo. Authorizes the county fiscal body to adopt an ordinance to increase the tax rate to not more than 8% on a person renting or furnishing lodging accommodations in St. Joseph County. (Under current law, the tax rate is 6%.) Provides that if the county fiscal body adopts an ordinance to increase the tax rate, the county fiscal body must specify the effective date that the ordinance takes effect and immediately send a certified copy of the ordinance to the commissioner of the department of state revenue. Creates the Morris Performing Arts Center fund, which shall be administered by the board of managers. Creates the tourism capital investment fund, which shall be administered by the board of managers. Establishes an application process to award investment money to projects that have a substantial likelihood of increasing overnight guests in the hotel motel industry of St. Joseph County. Specifies the amount of tax revenue that the county treasurer shall deposit in the: (1) convention and exhibition center fund; (2) Mishawaka indoor sports complex fund; (3) Potawatomi Zoo fund; (4) Morris Performing Arts Center fund; and (5) tourism capital investment fund.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 29, 2021
Signed Apr 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 19, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 1, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 311: yeas 39, nays 9
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 281: yeas 74, nays 16
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 107: yeas 31, nays 15
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
upper
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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