HB524Introduced in the House of Delegates
Tourism improvement districts; transient occupancy tax in Arlington County.
Introduced by Adele McClure, District 2
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Tourism improvement districts; administering nonprofits; county manager plan; transient occupancy tax. Allows tourism entities, defined in the bill, to enter into written agreements for the provision of professional services to an administering nonprofit that is under contract with a locality to administer or implement activities specified in a tourism improvement district plan. Current law does not permit such public-private partnerships in tourism improvement districts. The bill also requires a newly formed administering nonprofit's board of directors to be wholly composed of business owners and an existing administering nonprofit to create a committee of business owners to oversee the activities prescribed in the tourism improvement district plan. Finally, the bill permits any locality with the county manager plan of government (Arlington County) to impose an additional transient occupancy tax of up to one percent. This bill is identical to SB 314.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162)
April 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · March 2, 2026
21
Yes
19
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102965D
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/17/2026 12:42 pm)
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (17-Y 4-N)
Read first time
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Floor substitute printed 26108044D-H1 (McClure)
Floor offered Delegate McClure Substitute
Read second time
Delegate McClure Floor substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - floor substitute
Read third time and passed House (68-Y 28-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/22/2026 8:38 pm)
Reported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB524ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/11/2026 2:02 pm)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 162 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162)
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