SB 1298 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Tourism improvement districts; authorizes any locality to create.

Summary

Tourism improvement districts. Authorizesany locality to create a local tourism improvement district plan, consisting of fees charged to businesses and used to fund tourismpromotion activities and capital improvements. Under the bill, thelocality is authorized to contract with a nonprofit entity to administerthe activities and improvements.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Jan 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Signed Mar 31, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2021

How they voted

31–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 33

Jan 29, 2021

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

14 Yea 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 500 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed House (62-Y 36-N)

lower

Feb 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed House (64-Y 35-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Jan 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 18, 2021

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 18, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N)

upper

Jan 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Jan 11, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102381D

upper

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors