| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.228 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHOVIS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0279H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter67,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotransientguest |
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| 8 | 8 | | taxesfortourismpurposes. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter67,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection67.1013,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 67.1013.1.Thegoverningbodyofthefollowingcitiesmayimposeataxas |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2providedinthissection: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 (1)Anycitywithmorethantenthousandbutfewerthaneleventhousand |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4inhabitantsandthatisthecountyseatofacountywithmorethanonehundred |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5thousandbutfewerthanonehundredtwentythousandinhabitants;or |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 (2)Anycitywithmorethanfourteenthousandbutfewerthansixteenthousand |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7inhabitantsandthatisthecountyseatofacountywithmorethaneightythousandbut |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8fewerthanonehundredthousandinhabitants. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 2.Thegoverningbodyofanycitydescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionmay |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10imposeataxonthechargesforallsleepingroomspaidbythetransientguestsofhotels |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11ormotelssituatedinthecityoraportionthereof,whichshallbenotmorethansix |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12percentperoccupiedroompernight.Suchtaxshallnotbecomeeffectiveunlessthe |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13governingbodyofthecitysubmitstothevotersofthecityatastate,municipal,general, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14orprimaryelectionaproposaltoauthorizethegoverningbodyofthecitytoimposethe |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15taxunderthissection.Thetaxauthorizedbythissectionshallbeinadditiontothe |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16chargeforthesleepingroomandshallbeinadditiontoanyandallothertaxes.The |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17proceedsofsuchtaxshallbeusedbythecitysolelyforfundingthepromotionof |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18tourism.Suchtaxshallbestatedseparatelyfromallotherchargesandtaxes. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 3.(1)Thequestionsubmittedforthetaxauthorizedinthissectionshallbein |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20substantiallythefollowingform:"Shall______(insertcityname)imposeataxonthe |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21chargesforallsleepingroomspaidbythetransientguestsofhotelsandmotelssituated |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22in______(insertcityname)atarateof______(insertpercentage)percent,theproceeds |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23ofwhichshallbeexpendedforthepromotionoftourism?". |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (2)Ifamajorityofthevotescastonthequestionbythequalifiedvotersvoting |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25thereonareinfavorofthequestion,thetaxshallbecomeeffectiveonthefirstdayofthe |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26secondcalendarquarterfollowingthecalendarquarterinwhichtheelectionwasheld. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27Ifamajorityofthevotescastonthequestionbythequalifiedvotersvotingthereonare |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28opposedtothequestion,thetaxshallnotbecomeeffectiveunlessanduntilthequestion |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29isresubmittedunderthissectiontothequalifiedvotersofthecityandsuchquestionis |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30approvedbyamajorityofthequalifiedvotersofthecityvotingonthequestion. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 4.Asusedinthissection,"transientguests"meansapersonorpersonswho |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32occupyaroomorroomsinahotelormotelforthirty-onedaysorlessduringany |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33calendarquarter. |
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| 46 | 46 | | âś” |
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| 47 | 47 | | HB228 2 |
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