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MI SB0705

Bill

Status

Passed

12/28/2018

Primary Sponsor

Wayne Schmidt

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Origin

Senate

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds legislative findings supporting coordinated state and regional tourism marketing efforts to promote Michigan's tourism industry and economy.

  • Establishes that assessments on transient facility owners cannot restrict individual communication, require adoption of political speech, or finance ideological views.

  • 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.

  • Mandates the Michigan travel bureau vice-president and regional marketing organization leadership meet at least annually to coordinate activities with the state master plan.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Tourism And Outdoor Recreation9/27/2018
Commerce12/5/2017

Full Bill Text

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