Bill > HB1867

This bill allows cities with more than 51,000 but fewer than 58,000 inhabitants, and located in more than one county, to increase their existing tax on hotel and motel rooms for tourists, known as a transient guest tax, to a maximum of six percent. This increase can only happen if the city's voters approve it in an election, and the additional revenue generated must be used specifically for building and maintaining new projects that promote tourism within that city. The bill clarifies that "transient guests" are individuals staying in hotels or motels for 31 days or less within a three-month period, with some exceptions for specific counties.