ENROLLED
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 76
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAVARD
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4574.1.1(A)(37), relative to hotel occupancy taxes in West
3 Feliciana Parish; to authorize the West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission to levy
4 additional hotel occupancy taxes, subject to voter approval; to provide relative to the
5 hotel occupancy tax levied by West Feliciana Parish; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
8 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
9 Louisiana.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 33:4574.1.1(A)(37) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
12 follows:
13 ยง4574.1.1. Occupancy taxes levied by the commissions
14 A. For the purposes set forth in this Subsection or Paragraph (F)(3) of this
15 Section, a commission created pursuant to R.S. 33:4574(B) is authorized to levy and
16 collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight
17 camping facilities within the jurisdiction of the commission. Such tax shall not
18 exceed the following percentages of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy:
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20 (37)(a) West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.
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1 (b) In addition to taxes authorized by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the
2 West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission may levy an additional two percent tax
3 if the levy of the additional tax is approved by a majority of the electors of West
4 Feliciana Parish who vote on a proposition authorizing the levy of the tax. The
5 commission may call an election for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to
6 the voters.
7 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the additional
8 tax authorized to be levied by the commission in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph
9 shall not affect the occupancy tax levied by the parish of West Feliciana on July 1,
10 2017, or any renewal of such tax.
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12 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2017; if vetoed by the governor
13 and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,
14 2017, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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