Lead Sponsors: Representative Mike Dovilla and Representative Nick Santucci
Status: First hearing in House Arts, Athletics, and Tourism (April 1, 2025)
Description: The bill authorizes counties, townships, and municipalities to create tourism promotion districts (TPDs) which can levy special assessments against hotels ("lodging businesses") to fund supplemental services designed to increase overnight stays and improvements to benefit hotels in the district.
A TPD cannot be created without a request to the creating entity from at least one lodging business owner of the proposed district, and the requester must provide a plan for the district and a summary of the plan. After receiving the request and if it wishes to pursue the TPD, the creating entity must adopt a resolution declaring its intent to consider the TPD and provide notice to other lodging business owners in the proposed TPD of a public hearing on the matter.
CCAO Position: No position (as of April 2025)