Bill > H6031

This bill modifies Florida's tourist development tax law by eliminating a requirement that 40 percent of tourist development tax revenues must be spent specifically on promoting and advertising tourism. The bill maintains the existing provisions that allow counties to use tourist development tax revenues for various purposes, including constructing and maintaining public facilities like convention centers, sports stadiums, aquariums, and museums; promoting tourism; funding tourist bureaus; supporting beach restoration and erosion control; and financing public infrastructure projects that increase tourist-related business activities. The key change removes the previous mandate about the percentage of funds that must be dedicated to tourism promotion, potentially giving counties more flexibility in how they allocate these tax revenues. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, and applies to counties levying a tourist development tax. This modification could allow local governments more discretion in spending tourist tax revenues while still maintaining the overall goal of supporting tourism-related infrastructure and promotion.

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https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/6031