Modifying the lodging excise tax to remove the exemption for premises with fewer than sixty lodging units and to tax certain vacation rentals, short-term home-sharing arrangements, and other compensated use or occupancy of dwellings.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Apr 24, 2017
Signed Mar 23, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2018 · House Mar 5, 2018
How they voted
31–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Mar 2, 2018
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican20
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Mar 23, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 53; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-13-1)
senate
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Finance.
lower
Jan 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
lower
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
May 23, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
Feb 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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