Tourism

State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to tourism. [SB-222] [Tourism ]
Amend KRS 148.056 to add gender neutral- language.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. George Maxwell Wise To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (s) on 02/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [HB-464] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ]
Amend KRS 171.394 to require that matching non-state funds from nonprofit organizations be dollar for dollar for Civil War sites and one dollar to each three dollars for Revolutionary War sites in order to receive funds from the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund; require approval of the state historic preservation officer for grants exceeding 50% of the appraised value of the land or permanent protective interests.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel B. Elliott Taken From Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/15/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to agritourism. [SB-214] [Agriculture ] [Tourism ]
Amend KRS 247.801 to amend the definition of agritourism activity; define "working animal"; create a new section of KRS 247.800 to 247.810 to prohibit a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth from restricting a person from engaging in an agritourism activity.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robin L. Webb To Agriculture (s) on 02/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to develop a Kentucky Women's History Trail. [HJR-49] [Arts and Culture ] [Tourism ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Direct the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet to consult with the Transportation Cabinet and other relevant state and local agencies to develop the Kentucky Women's History Trail; require the cabinet to report strategies for implementation to the Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology by November 1, 2023.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Ann Palumbo Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 161) on 03/31/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund. [SB-144] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ]
Amend KRS 171.394 to require that matching nonstate funds from nonprofit organizations be dollar for dollar for Civil War sites and one dollar to each three dollars for Revolutionary War sites in order to receive funds from the Kentucky battlefield preservation fund; require approval of the state historic preservation officer for grants exceeding 50% of the appraised value of the land or permanent protective interests.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 13) on 03/17/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to economic development. [HB-303] [Economic Development ] [Small Business ] [Energy ] [Tourism ] [Taxes ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Amend KRS 11.200 and 12.020 to rename the Office of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Innovation to the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation within the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 12.020 to rename the Department for Business Development to the Department for Business and Community Development, the Incentive Administration Division to the Program Administration Division, the Office of Marketing and Public Affairs to the Office of Strategy and Public Affairs, the Communications Division to the Marketing and Communications Division, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Branscum Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 75) on 03/23/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to resources for local development. [HB-255] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Economic Development ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "county"; grant any city or county the right to levy a restaurant tax not to exceed three percent of retail sales; require the revenue to be distributed between the tourist convention commission and taxing jurisdiction; specify uses; exempt restaurants subject to the restaurant tax from certain occupational license fees; mandate first-time tax rate levies and rate changes take effect at the beginning of a calendar month; amend 91A.400 to sunset the levy of a restaurant tax under this section; require (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Odell Smith Introduced In House on 02/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [HB-1038] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Tourism ] [Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the Administration to conduct a certain investigation on signing feasibility and prepare a signing plan if the Eligibility Committee approves an attraction's application; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Program for fiscal year 2025; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023

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State (Utah)
Utah 2023 General Session

State Olympic Coordination Amendments [HB-430] [Sports ] [Tourism ] [Economic Development ]
State Olympic Coordination Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael K. McKell Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 02/21/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. [HB-237] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
Amend KRS 243.020 to allow the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages at nonlicensed businesses within or sharing a boundary with an entertainment destination center and at licensed premises sharing a boundary with an entertainment destination center; limit the alcoholic beverages to those purchased at the entertainment destination center or at a licensee sharing a boundary with the entertainment destination center; require written permission from the entertainment destination center before the alcoholic beverages may be possessed or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Lee Meredith Signed By Governor on 03/21/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Honoring The Alaska-korea Relationship [HJR-4] [International ] [Trade ]
Honoring The Alaska-korea Relationship

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Kawasaki Permanently Filed 3/31 Legis Resolve 4 on 04/03/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor. [SJR-58] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Arts and Culture ] [Tourism ] [Military ] [Community Development ]
Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor; direct the Transportation and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinets to work cooperatively to promote the historical, military, and cultural significance of the corridor, and work with their counterparts in Ohio to promote the corridor as a regional attraction.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald A. Neal Signed By Governor on 03/23/2023

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State (Utah)
Utah 2023 General Session

Motor Vehicle Tax Amendments [HB-417] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Motor Vehicle Tax Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Evan J. Vickers Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/23/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [SB-734] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Tourism ] [Budget and Spending ] [Infrastructure ]
Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the Administration to conduct a certain investigation on signing feasibility and prepare a signing plan if the Eligibility Committee approves an attraction's application; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment [HB-592] [Agriculture ] [Property Tax ]
Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment [SB-418] [Agriculture ] [Property Tax ]
Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2023

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 11, Chapter 3 and Title 68, relative to outdoor recreation. [HB-1337] [Economic Development ] [Tourism ] [Recreation ] [Water ]
As introduced, creates the office of outdoor recreation to augment services provided by the wildlife resources agency and the department of environment and conservation in leveraging tourism and economic development opportunities to promote outdoor recreation; creates an outdoor recreation advisory board to advise and assist in identifying outdoor recreation opportunities and an outdoor recreation task force to resolve conflicts between trail and water resource users. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 11, Chapter 3 and Title 68.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Ray Clemmons Sponsor(s) Added. on 03/02/2023

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

Tourism; sports authority; technical correction [SB-1630] [Tourism ] [Sports ]
Tourism; sports authority; technical correction

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sally Ann Gonzales Senate Read Second Time on 02/09/2023

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Relating To Tourism Governance. [HB-1381] [Tourism ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study that identifies and analyzes alternative tourism governance systems. Requires the study to include a solicitation of input from certain stakeholder groups. Requires a final report to be submitted to the legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. Appropriates moneys.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark M. Nakashima Referred To Tou, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/30/2023

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Relating To Tourism. [HB-1239] [Tourism ] [Budget and Spending ]
Establishes the position of the Tourism Liaison Officer within the Office of the Governor. Makes an appropriation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Holt Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Fin With None Voting Aye With Reservations; Representative(s) Pierick Voting No (1) And None Excused (0). on 02/10/2023

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