Bill Sponsors: IL SB2324 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly
Bill Title: Creates the Tourism Marketing and Recovery District Law. Provides that a governmental unit (a municipality, county, township, or any combination thereof) may, by ordinance, initiate proceedings to create a tourism marketing and recovery district that would allow a transaction charge to be imposed upon customer transactions entered into by tourism businesses in the district and such charges may be based on revenue, sales, or any other business-related factor deemed appropriate by the governing body. Provides that the transaction charge collected by the governmental unit shall be remitted to a tourism and convention bureau to be used for marketing, promotions, sales efforts, events, and other activities that are reasonably related to the enhancement of tourism. Provides for the creation of a district plan, public hearing requirements, requirements of an ordinance forming a district, annual reports, modification of a district plan, expiration and renewal, termination, and challenges to the validity of the creation of the district or transaction charges. Defines terms.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-05 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Hall [SB2324 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-05 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Hall [SB2324 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Sara Feigenholtz [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-006 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Dale Fowler [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-059 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Terry Hall [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-031 | N/A | Ballotpedia | N/A |
Senator Doris Turner [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-048 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Dave Syverson [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-035 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Murphy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-028 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Fine [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-009 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Linda Holmes [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-042 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Neil Anderson [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-047 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |