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SB 1638: Stimulating Special Event Tourism and Job Creation

GENERAL BILL by Bennett

Stimulating Special Event Tourism and Job Creation; Provides for the transfer of certain sales tax revenues from the General Revenue Fund to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Counties. Authorizes a county to designate certain time periods to hold special events designed to enhance tourism. Provides for a distribution from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Counties to a county eligible for a distribution related to the holding of a special event during a designated time period, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2011 Senate • Filed
3/10/2011 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Budget -SJ 187
• Introduced -SJ 187
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Commerce and Tourism