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IN HB1326
Bill
Status
1/12/2016
Primary Sponsor
Charlie Brown
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AI Summary
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Lake County convention and visitor bureau must submit its annual budget to the county council for review and approval before December 20 of each year.
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Bureau expenditures from any established fund require county council appropriation and approval in accordance with law.
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Members and employees of local tourism agencies funded by innkeeper's tax are prohibited from using festival admission tickets for personal purposes.
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Qualified tickets received by local tourism agencies must be used only for public and corporate purposes of the agency.
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Violation of ticket use restrictions constitutes a Class C infraction.
Legislative Description
Innkeeper's tax. Requires county council review and approval of the annual budget of the Lake County convention and visitor bureau (bureau). Provides that the bureau may not expend money from a fund established by the bureau unless the expenditure is in accordance with an appropriation made by the county council. Provides that a member or an employee of a local tourism agency may not use certain tickets received by the local tourism agency for any purpose other than the public and corporate purposes of the local tourism agency. Provides that an individual who violates the provision commits a Class C
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/12/2016