Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 12, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1456
AN ACT DEDICATING A PORTION OF THE MEALS TAX REVENUE TO ARTS, CULTURE AND TOURISM.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To dedicate a portion of the revenue generated from the meals tax to the Tourism Fund.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 6 to May 12, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action14 actions on 8 days
In the SenateMar 6 to May 12 · stopped67 days
Commerce CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 137 days
Appropriations CommitteeMar 13 to Apr 2442 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 13
Who voted how
Yea Ben McGorty, Bill Buckbee, Chris Aniskovich, Daniel Gaiewski, Eilish Collins Main, Heather S. Somers, Henri Martin, Jane M. Garibay, Jason Buchsbaum, Joan V. Hartley, John Santanella, Kara Rochelle, Kerry S. Wood, Kurt Vail, MD Rahman, Norman Needleman, Patricia Billie Miller, Sarah Keitt, Stephen R. Meskers, William Heffernan
Apr 24
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Antonio Felipe, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Eric C. Berthel, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, James Sanchez, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Jillian Gilchrest, Joan V. Hartley, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Lucy Dathan, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Martha Marx, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Minnie Gonzalez, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Ryan K. 139, Saud Anwar, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Susan M. Johnson, Tammy R. Exum, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
Nay Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Joe Hoxha, Kathy Kennedy, Mark DeCaprio, Martin Foncello, Mitch Bolinsky, Tammy Nuccio, Tim Ackert, Tina Courpas, Tom Delnicki
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 6 – Apr 24
- Mar 6Introduced and sent to Commerce Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Commerce Committee
- Mar 13Commerce Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 24Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 14 actions, as published
- Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 13Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 20FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Mar 20FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 24Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 5REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- May 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 12SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 12FILE NO.Both houses