HB 22-1117

House Bill 22-1117, which has been signed into law in Colorado, allows local areas to use revenue from tourism taxes for new purposes. This includes providing housing and childcare for workers in the tourism industry, enhancing visitor experiences, and making capital improvements related to these goals. However, local marketing districts or counties must get approval from voters before they can use this tax money for these new uses. This means that communities will need to hold votes if they want to spend their tourism taxes on things like worker housing and childcare rather than just traditional marketing efforts.

Official Summary

The act expands the allowable uses of the revenue from a local marketing district's marketing and promotion tax and a county's lodging tax to include: Housing and childcare for the tourism-related workforce, including seasonal workers, and for other workers in the community; Facilitating and enhancing visitor experiences; and Capital expenditures related to these new purposes. A local marketing district or county must obtain voter approval to use the tax revenue for the new allowable uses. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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