SB314Introduced in the Senate
Tourism improvement districts; transient occupancy tax in Arlington County.
Introduced by Adam Ebbin, District 39
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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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 HB 524.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163)
April 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
7 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Passed House (67-Y 30-N 0-A) · February 25, 2026
67
Yes
30
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103075D
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/20/2026 12:09 pm)
Reported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Floor offered Senator Ebbin Substitute
Floor substitute printed 26107288D-S1 (Ebbin)
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Floor substitute printed 26107689D-S2 (Ebbin)
Floor offered Senator Ebbin Substitute
Substitute #1 by Senator Ebbin withdrawn
Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote)
Senator Ebbin Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Read third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 4:12 pm)
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (16-Y 5-N)
Read second time
Read third time
Passed House (67-Y 30-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB314ER)
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 3:20 pm)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 163 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163)
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