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House Bill 5065

	Legislative Session: 2026(RS)
LAST ACTION:	Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
SUMMARY:	Relating to hotel occupancy tax.
LEAD SPONSOR:	Cannon, D.
SPONSORS:	Ward, B, Phillips, McGeehan, Shamblin, Browning, Kyle, Hillenbrand
BILL TEXT: Bill Definitions	Enrolled Committee Substitute - html \| pdf \| docx Engrossed Committee Substitute - html \| pdf \| docx Committee Substitute - html \| pdf \| docx Introduced Version - html \| pdf \| docx
CODE AFFECTED:	§7—18—4 (Amended Code)
COM. AMENDMENTS: Com. Amend. Definitions	hb5065 s jud amt 3-11 adopted.htm hb5065 s jud amt 3-11.htm hb5065 s jud am 3-11.htm hb5065 s jud am 3-11 adopted.htm
ROLL CALL VOTES:	House - Passed House (Roll No. 240) Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 555) House - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 682)
SUBJECT(S):	Taxation

ACTIONS:

Chamber	Description	Date	Journal Page
Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
S	Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal	03/14/26	387
H	Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal	03/14/26
H	Approved by Governor 3/27/2026	03/30/26
H	To Governor 3/25/2026	03/25/26
S	To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal	03/14/26	372
S	House Message received	03/14/26	350
H	Completed legislative action	03/14/26
H	Communicated to Senate	03/14/26
H	House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 682)	03/14/26
H	House received Senate message	03/14/26
S	Senate requests House to concur	03/13/26	55
S	Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 555)	03/13/26	55
S	Read 3rd time	03/13/26	55
S	On 3rd reading	03/13/26
S	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)	03/12/26	85-87
S	Read 2nd time	03/12/26	85
S	On 2nd reading	03/12/26
S	Read 1st time	03/11/26	15
S	Immediate consideration	03/11/26	15
S	Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment	03/11/26	15
S	To Judiciary	03/04/26	26
S	To Judiciary	03/04/26
S	Introduced in Senate	03/04/26	26
H	Communicated to Senate	03/02/26
H	Passed House (Roll No. 240)	03/02/26
H	Read 3rd time	03/02/26
H	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar	03/02/26
H	Read 2nd time	02/27/26
H	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar	02/27/26
H	Read 1st time	02/26/26
H	On 1st reading, Special Calendar	02/26/26
H	By substitute, do pass	02/25/26
H	To House Local Governments	02/06/26
H	To House Government Organization	02/03/26
H	Introduced in House	02/03/26
H	To Government Organization	02/03/26
H	Filed for introduction	02/03/26