TOURISM: Provides for the levy of hotel assessments in Orleans Parish. (8/1/25)
SB 203 allows tourism organizations in Orleans Parish (New Orleans) to charge participating hotels a fee of up to 1.75% of the daily room rate. This assessment would fund destination marketing, sales, public relations, and other tourism-related activities to support economic development and visitor growth. The fee requires approval by the tourism organization’s board and a vote of the affected hotels through a referendum. It directly affects hotels in New Orleans that are members of participating tourism groups. The bill amends Louisiana law to establish this specific assessment structure for Orleans Parish.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Signed Jul 1, 2025
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MINOR
SB 203 was enacted as Act No. 471, officially enrolling the bill and adding co-sponsor Representative Knox to the original Senate bill. The substantive policy content regarding the increase of the hotel assessment rate from 1.75% to 2.75% remains unchanged from the original draft.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; it continues to apply to tourism organizations in Orleans Parish.
TECHNICAL
The bill was formally enrolled and assigned Act No. 471, adding signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and the Governor, indicating it has been signed into law.
Representative Knox was added as a co-sponsor to the bill, reflecting a change in legislative sponsorship.
The page count was updated from 2 pages to 1 page, likely due to the removal of the digest section and consolidation of the enrolled text.
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025 · House Jun 9, 2025
How they voted
29–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican26
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 8, 2025
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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