The bill would let Coffee County impose a 4% lodging tax on lodging in the county, with funds distributed to Enterprise, other municipalities, and the Coffee County General Fund; the bill title notes recreational vehicles and campgrounds are excluded.
It authorizes the Coffee County Commission to levy a 4% lodging tax on charges for rooms and lodging in hotels, motels, inns, tourist camps, tourist cabins, and similar places. The tax would be collected by Coffee County in the same manner as the state lodging tax and could be enforced with liens for nonpayment. Proceeds would be distributed as follows: half of the receipts within Enterprise go to the City of Enterprise for tourism and economic development, half within other municipalities go to that municipality for tourism and economic development, and half of the receipts within any municipality plus all receipts from unincorporated areas go to the Coffee County General Fund for tourism and economic development. The act becomes law on the first day of the third month after the governor approves it.
Delivered to Governor at 3:53 p.m. on May 7, 2019.
Assigned Act No. 2019-171.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 507
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 270
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation
Source: Alabama Legislature