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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5465: Tourism marketing

Increasing tourism to Washington state through enhancement of the statewide tourism marketing account and changing necessary match requirements.

Summary

  • Changes the matching funds requirement from two-to-one to one-to-one for expenditures from the Statewide Tourism Marketing Account (Account).
  • Increases the amount that may be deposited into the Account to $26 million per biennium from future revenue collections.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5465), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2023
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Derek Stanford (D-1)
Introduced
January 19, 2023 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2024
Companion bill
HB 1258
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to increasing tourism to Washington state through enhancement of the statewide tourism marketing account and changing necessary match requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Derek Stanford (D-1)

12 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Perry Dozier R-16Christine Rolfes D-23Mark Mullet D-5Kevin Van De Wege D-24Senator D-22Marko Liias D-21Liz Lovelett D-40Rebecca Saldaña D-37Sharon Shewmake D-42Shelly Short R-7Nikki Torres R-15Judy Warnick R-13

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. And refer to Ways & Means.
  4. BFGT - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade.

SB 5465 in other sessions

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

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