HOUSE BILL 1097

File Code: Economic and Community Development Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 458

Sponsored By:

Delegate Doory

Entitled:

Tourism Promotion Act of 2008

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Tourism Development Board to provide grants to the destination marketing organizations and financial assistance to the Office of Tourism Development; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to the Maryland Tourism Development Board Fund; requiring the Treasurer to deposit annually into the Fund an amount derived from sales tax revenues collected on retail sale of tourist-oriented goods and services; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

House Action

2/7

First Reading Economic Matters & Appropriations

2/13

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government

Appropriations

Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets

Business and Economic Development, Department of

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties

Grants

Hotels and Motels

Reports

Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax

Sales and Use Tax

Tourism

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 83A Department of Business and Economic Development

( 4-206 , 4-207 , 4-208 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered