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IL SB2772

Bill

Status

Failed

1/13/2015

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Cullerton

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Origin

Senate

98th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires municipalities to use at least 50% of hotel operators' occupation tax and hotel use tax revenue to promote tourism and attract nonresident overnight visitors to the municipality.

  • Allows municipalities to use the remaining portion of collected hotel tax revenue for general corporate purposes instead of restricting it solely to tourism promotion.

  • Prohibits funds from being used to advertise for or promote new competition in the hotel business.

  • Applies to both the municipal hotel operators' occupation tax (up to 6% in East Peoria and Morton, 5% elsewhere) and the municipal hotel use tax (up to 5%).

Legislative Description

MUNI CODE-TOURISM FUNDS

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/13/2015

Committee Referrals

Assignments4/11/2014
Revenue2/11/2014
Assignments1/30/2014

Full Bill Text

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