WA SB5492

Creates a tourism self-supported assessment advisory group to evaluate and recommend an industry-funded mechanism for statewide tourism marketing, with recommendations due to the legislature by November 1, 2025

Advisory group must include at least eight members representing lodging, beverage, arts and culture, tour operators, attractions, transportation, and a statewide tourism promotion nonprofit

Simplifies the Washington Tourism Marketing Authority board structure by removing detailed initial appointment procedures while maintaining the 13-member board with legislative and governor-appointed industry representatives

Requires governor appointments to reflect diversity in geography, business size, gender, and ethnicity, with no county having more than two appointments and no city more than one

Advisory group provisions expire June 1, 2026; effective date July 27, 2025