Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, extends by 12 years the period in which Davidson County may charge an additional $0.50 privilege tax on the occupancy of a hotel room and in which such county may allocate the tax revenue for the purposes of direct promotion of tourism; extends by 12 years the terms of the committee members that oversee the fund in which the additional tax is deposited. - Amends TCA Section 7-4-202.

SB 154 extends Davidson County's existing $0.50 hotel occupancy tax for an additional 12 years, moving the expiration date from 2020 to 2032. The bill allows the county to continue using revenue from this tax to directly promote tourism. It also extends the terms of the committee overseeing the tourism promotion fund by 12 years. The legislation modifies state law (TCA Section 7-4-202) to maintain these provisions without creating new taxes or altering the tax rate.