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IL HB0268
Bill
Status
Enrolled
1/10/2023
Primary Sponsor
Ann Williams
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AI Summary
- Authorizes municipalities, counties, and townships to create Tourism Preservation and Sustainability Districts to fund tourism marketing, promotions, and improvements through transaction charges on hotels
- Allows districts to impose transaction charges up to 5% of hotel room rates per occupied room per night, with funds collected by the governmental unit and remitted to a local tourism and convention bureau
- Requires business owners (hotel owners) representing over 50% of proposed transaction charges to petition for district creation, with a public hearing process that blocks formation if 50% or more of affected hotels file written objections
- Limits initial district terms to 5 years with renewals of up to 10 additional years each, and restricts district boundaries to no more than 6 counties
- Mandates annual reporting to the governing body and Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on district activities, expenditures, and accomplishments, with governmental units allowed to retain up to 2% of collected charges for administrative costs
Legislative Description
TWP-CONTRACTS BEYOND ELECTIONS
Last Action
Passed Both Houses
1/10/2023
Committee Referrals
Revenue & Finance1/6/2023
Rules1/6/2023
Revenue1/5/2023
Assignments4/21/2021
Counties & Townships4/14/2021
Rules4/13/2021
Counties & Townships2/23/2021
Rules1/29/2021
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