Missouri 2022 2022 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB2129 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 03/10/2022

                    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.