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CT SB00303

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/24/2010

Primary Sponsor

Martin Looney

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Origin

Senate

2010 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases hotel occupancy sales tax from 12% to 15% effective October 1, 2010, applicable to room rentals not exceeding 30 consecutive calendar days
  • Requires Commissioner of Revenue Services to segregate 3% of hotel sales taxes, with one-third returned to the municipality where the hotel is located and two-thirds deposited into a new municipal hotel tax account
  • Establishes the municipal hotel tax account as a nonlapsing account within the General Fund to hold segregated hotel tax revenues
  • Distributes one-half of municipal hotel tax account funds annually starting April 1, 2011, to municipalities on a pro-rata basis according to population
  • Distributes remaining one-half of account funds annually to regional councils of governments or regional planning agencies based on population, to be used for regionalism initiatives including economic development and educational cooperative programs

Legislative Description

An Act Returning A Portion Of The Hotel Sales Tax To Municipalities.

Last Action

Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

4/14/2010

Committee Referrals

Finance, Revenue and Bonding4/14/2010
Planning and Development2/24/2010

Full Bill Text

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