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HB0048

Tourism Improvement Districts Act

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In one sentence

This act allows counties, cities, and towns in Wyoming to establish tourism improvement districts that can collect fees from businesses to fund activities aimed at boosting local tourism.

What it does

  • Allows governing bodies (like city councils or county commissioners) to establish tourism improvement districts.
  • Requires a petition signed by business owners who will pay more than half of the proposed assessments to start forming a district.
  • Sets up a process for public hearings and objections before a district can be officially established.
  • Specifies that businesses in the district must pay an assessment (a fee) to fund tourism activities, which can include marketing and promoting events.

Who it affects

  • Businesses within proposed tourism improvement districts
  • Local governing bodies (counties, cities, towns)

Limits and unknowns

  • This bill did not pass in its session.
  • Details about specific activities or assessment rates are left to local governing bodies to decide after establishing a district.

Plain language

Terms to know

Assessment
A fee collected from businesses to fund activities that aim to increase local tourism.
District plan
The detailed proposal for the activities and funding of a tourism improvement district, including how much each business will be assessed.

Official record

Sources

Validated
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 6, 3:56 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it provides an optional funding tool for local tourism businesses to market and improve their communities, a need expressed by several Wyoming communities.

Public statementFloor statement at 15:55 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 30-29-1-0-02022-02-17 · House30 yes 29 no
Yes
30
No
29
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 30

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrea LeBeauH33Andrew W SchwartzH23Art WashutR · H36Bob NicholasR · H08Catherine R ConnollyH13Chad BanksH17Clark D StithH48Dan ZwonitzerH43Danny EyreH19Ember OakleyH55Eric BarlowR · H03James A RoscoeH22Jared OlsenR · H11Jerry A ObermuellerH56Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John Romero-MartinezH44Joseph E MacGuireH35Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Kevin O'HearnH59Mark S KinnerH29Marshall BurtH39Mike YinD · H16Patrick SweeneyH58Sandy NewsomeH24Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Trey SherwoodD · H14William D HendersonH41

No 29

Barry CragoR · H40Bill FortnerH52Charles J GrayH57Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Clifford M JenningsH30Cyrus WesternH51Dan LaursenR · H25Donald E Burkhart JrH15Evan J SimpsonH21JD WilliamsR · H02Jamie L FlitnerH26Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04John BearR · H31John WinterR · H28Lloyd LarsenR · H54Mark H BakerH60Michael D GreearH27Ocean AndrewR · H46Pepper OttmanR · H34RODRIG-WILLIAMSRobert A ClausenH06Robert WharffR · H49Scott HeinerR · H18Shelly DuncanH05Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy P HallinanH32

Excused 1

Landon BrownR · H09

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed Introduction 30-29-1-0-0House
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO