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MI SB0705
Bill
AI Summary
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Adds legislative findings supporting coordinated state and regional tourism marketing efforts to promote Michigan's tourism industry and economy.
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Establishes that assessments on transient facility owners cannot restrict individual communication, require adoption of political speech, or finance ideological views.
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Requires regional marketing organization boards to formally review current and proposed annual marketing plans at least twice per year, with annual approval or rejection votes.
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Mandates the Michigan travel bureau vice-president and regional marketing organization leadership meet at least annually to coordinate activities with the state master plan.
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Grants the director (president of Michigan strategic fund) authority to disapprove regional marketing plans within 30 days if found detrimental to the master plan or travel bureau programs; plans are automatically approved if director does not disapprove within the 30-day period.
Legislative Description
Taxation; convention tourism assessments; regional tourism marketing act; revise. Amends title & sec. 2 of 1989 PA 244 (MCL 141.892) & adds secs. 1a, 7a & 7b.
Economic development: Michigan strategic fund
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0466'18
12/28/2018