Transient occupancy tax; certain counties.
Summary
Transient occupancy tax; certain counties.Adds Appomattox, Mathews, Middlesex, and New Kent Counties to thelist of counties that may impose a transient occupancy tax at a rate above two percent, but not to exceed five percent. The revenue attributableto a rate in excess of two percent shall be used solely for tourismand travel purposes. Current law allows all counties to impose atransient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed two percent.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 12, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 330 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103023D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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