relative to a property lien resulting from unpaid meals and rooms taxes.
This bill establishes that unpaid meals and rooms taxes, along with associated penalties and interest, become a legal lien against all property owned by the business operator responsible for collecting them. The lien attaches to both real and personal property once the tax authority makes a formal demand for payment and remains in effect until the debt is fully satisfied or the claim becomes unenforceable. To ensure clarity, the law defines "operator" to include individuals with managerial or custodial control over tax collection, while explicitly excluding mere owners without such responsibility, and requires any lien on real estate to be recorded at the county registry to be valid.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Dec 14, 2023
Signed Jul 30, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jul 30, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 07/26/2024; Chapter 0310; Effective 01/01/2025
upper
May 30, 2024
Introduced
Sen. Lang Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
upper
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1796h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 41
lower
May 23, 2024
Introduced
Amendment # 2024-1796h: AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 41
lower
May 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1796h 05/07/2024 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 20 P. 14
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Full Committee Work Session: 04/23/2024 11:00 am LOB 202-204
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 03/07/2024 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 7 P. 110
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2024, Vote 4-1; SC 9
upper
Dec 14, 2023
Introduced
To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Lang
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Gendreau
RRepublican
Co
Howard Pearl
RRepublican
Co
Jason Osborne
RRepublican
Co
Mike Moffett
RRepublican
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