Transient occupancy tax; removes 7/1/21, sunset date from Arlington County's authority to impose.
Summary
Transient occupancy tax; Arlington County. Removes the July 1, 2021, sunset date from Arlington County's authority to impose a transient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed 0.25 percent to be used for the purpose of promoting tourism and business travel in the county. Under current law, in addition to this tax, Arlington County is authorized to impose a transient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed five percent. This bill is identical to SB 107.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 4, 2019
Signed Mar 10, 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
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Dec 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Dec 4, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100760D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Rip Sullivan
DDemocratic
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