S.22.2-58: Travel Agent Tax Fairness Act (PASSED)

[fhtagn]

TRAVEL AGENT TAX FAIRNESS ACT

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any State or local tax imposed on or collected in relation to any transient accommodations, whether imposed as a sales tax, a hotel tax, occupancy tax, or otherwise, shall apply solely to amounts received by the operator of a hotel, motel, tavern, inn, tourist cabin, tourist camp, or other place in which rooms are furnished to the public.

2. Under no circumstances shall a travel agent or intermediary be deemed an operator of a hotel, motel, tavern, inn, tourist cabin, tourist camp, or other place in which rooms are furnished to the public unless such travel agent or intermediary actually operates such a facility.

3. This act is intended to clarify that taxes imposed as a sales and/or hotel tax, occupancy tax, or otherwise, shall apply solely to amounts received by operators, as enacted in statutes authorizing such taxes.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

Sponsor: fhtagn

[Mr. Reactionary]

This clarifies that online travel agents dont count as hotels for the purpose of local hotel taxes.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Good bill.

[fhtagn]

If there are no more comments, I move we proceed to a vote. 24 hours for objections.

[fhtagn]

A final vote on this bill is now open for 72 hours, or until 24 hours after this has enough votes to pass or fail, or until everybody votes, whichever occurs soonest.

[reagente]

aye

[UlmerFudd]

aye

[fhtagn]

Aye

[fhtagn]

This has enough votes to pass. 24 hours to vote/change your vote, or until everyone has voted, whichever happens soonest

[RFayette]

Aye

[fhtagn]

The bill now passes and awaits gubernatorial action.

Aye: 4
Nay:0
Present: 0
Not voting: 1

TRAVEL AGENT TAX FAIRNESS ACT

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any State or local tax imposed on or collected in relation to any transient accommodations, whether imposed as a sales tax, a hotel tax, occupancy tax, or otherwise, shall apply solely to amounts received by the operator of a hotel, motel, tavern, inn, tourist cabin, tourist camp, or other place in which rooms are furnished to the public.

2. Under no circumstances shall a travel agent or intermediary be deemed an operator of a hotel, motel, tavern, inn, tourist cabin, tourist camp, or other place in which rooms are furnished to the public unless such travel agent or intermediary actually operates such a facility.

3. This act is intended to clarify that taxes imposed as a sales and/or hotel tax, occupancy tax, or otherwise, shall apply solely to amounts received by operators, as enacted in statutes authorizing such taxes.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.