Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the applicability of that tax in certain counties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Signed Jun 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2023 · House May 2, 2023
How they voted
25–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
May 24, 2023
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
R
Republican18
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
13
Committee
10
May 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert Nichols
RRepublican
P
Trent Ashby
RRepublican
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
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