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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1938

HB 1938: Tourism marketing

Enacting the tourism marketing act.

Summary

  • Creates the Washington Tourism Marketing Authority (Authority) as a public body to manage financial resources for state tourism marketing.
  • Authorizes the Authority to contract for state tourism marketing services.
  • Requires businesses within several tourism industry sectors to pay fees that fund statewide tourism marketing services.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1938), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sherry Appleton (D-23)
Introduced
February 3, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5916
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1938, SHB 1938

AN ACT Relating to tourism marketing;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sherry Appleton (D-23)

8 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Norm Johnson R-14Cindy Ryu D-32Dick Muri R-28Kevin Van De Wege D-24Gael Tarleton D-36Luis Moscoso D-1Senator D-22Steve Tharinger D-24

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1938)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1938)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1938)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1938)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1938)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1938)
  12. Referred to Finance.
  13. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1938)
  14. CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1938)
  15. CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1938 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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