Exempting from the hotel and motel tax the sales price of lodging furnished by nonprofit lodging providers renting to the friends and family of hospital patients

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill exempts from the hotel and motel tax the sales price of lodging furnished by a nonprofit lodging provider renting to the friends and family of a hospital patient. The bill defines “nonprofit lodging provider” to mean a nonprofit entity which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that maintains an established facility that provides lodging to friends and family of a hospital patient during a time of medical need of the patient.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named April 3, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Randy Feenstra R
• Sen. Waylon Brown R
• Sen. Giddens

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