HB2129--TRANSIENTGUESTTAXES SPONSOR: Railsback COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheSpecialCommitteeon Tourismbyavoteof7to2. Thisbilladdscertaincitiestothelistofcitiesandcounties describedandauthorizedinthebilltoimpose,uponvoter approval,atransientguesttaxofbetween2%and5%peroccupied roompernightfortourismpurposes. Uponenactment,thebillwillapplytothecitiesofCameronand Hamilton. ThisbillissimilartoHB452(2021). PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthiswouldhelpraisefundsandit wouldbeuptothevoterstodecideiftheywantthetax. TestifyingforthebillwasRepresentative Railsback. OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatweshouldn'thave anymoretaxes. TestifyingagainstthebillwasArnieC.AcDienoff. Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon theHousewebsite.