LCO No. 2529 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 193 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2529 Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: SEN. NEEDLEMAN, 33rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING TOURISM IN CONNECTICUT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to allow for a percentage of 1 the revenue generated by the sales tax on occupancy in a hotel or 2 lodging house under chapter 219 of the general statutes to be used to 3 promote tourism in Connecticut. 4 Statement of Purpose: To allow for a percentage of the revenue generated by the sales tax on occupancy in a hotel or lodging house to be used to promote tourism in Connecticut.