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LA HB48

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Glorioso

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax of up to 2% on the rent or fee charged for hotel room occupancy, subject to voter approval at an election
  • Requires the tax to be paid by the person occupying or entitled to occupy the hotel room at the time rent is paid
  • Tax proceeds must be used to fund construction, operation, and maintenance of recreational facilities or other tourism-related initiatives specified in the voter-approved proposition
  • Allows the city to contract with any public entity authorized to collect sales or use taxes for collection of the hotel occupancy tax
  • Originally proposed at 5% maximum rate; reduced to 2% through House Committee amendments

Legislative Description

Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax

TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY

Last Action

Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Local & Municipal Affairs5/7/2025
Municipal3/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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