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HB2278 • 2026

Tourism promotion areas

Concerning tourism promotion areas.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Barnard, Representative Ryu, Representative Reed, Representative Zahn, Representative Salahuddin
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
H Rules R
Effective date
Not listed

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Tourism promotion areas

Tourism promotion areas

What This Bill Does

  • Tourism promotion areas

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 House

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

Official Summary Text

Tourism promotion areas

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to tourism promotion areas; amending RCW 1
35.101.057; and creating a new section. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the use of the 4
additional assessment on the furnishing of lodging authorized by RCW 5
35.101.057 has grown tourism. The intent of this legislation is to 6
permit the additional assessment to continue in a timely manner, so 7
that the growth of the tourism sector can continue.8
Sec. 2. RCW 35.101.057 and 2020 c 215 s 2 are each amended to 9
read as follows: 10
(((1))) In addition to the two dollar charge authorized by RCW 11
35.101.050, a legislative authority may impose an additional charge 12
of up to three dollars per night of stay on the furnishing of lodging 13
by a lodging business located in the area. To impose the additional 14
charge, signatures of the persons who operate lodging businesses who 15
would pay sixty percent or more of the proposed charges must be 16
provided together with the proposed uses and projects to which the 17
proposed revenue from the additional charge shall be put, the total 18
estimate costs, and the estimated rate for the charge with a proposed 19
H-2592.2
HOUSE BILL 2278
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Barnard, Ryu, Reed, Zahn, and Salahuddin
Prefiled 01/06/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
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breakdown by class of lodging business if such classification is to 1
be used. 2
(((2) This section expires July 1, 2027.))3
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p. 2 HB 2278