LouisianaSlidell can tax hotel stays if voters approve
Slidell’s city government may tax paid hotel stays by up to two percent of the room charge, but only if city voters approve the tax.
What it does
Slidell may tax paid hotel stays by up to two percent of the room charge, but only after a majority of city voters voting on the question approves the tax.
The city must use the tax money for recreation facilities or tourism projects named in the voter-approved proposition, except for a reasonable fee to collect the tax.
Argument forThe tax could help pay for recreation facilities or tourism projects named in the voter-approved proposition.
Argument againstGuests could pay more for hotel stays if city voters approve the tax, which can be up to two percent of the room charge.
More detail
Slidell’s governing authority may impose a tax on paid hotel stays in the city. The tax covers paid occupancy of hotel rooms located within Slidell. The person who occupies, or is entitled to occupy, the room pays the tax when paying the room charge. The tax may not exceed two percent of the room charge. The city may impose the tax only after a majority of city electors voting on the question approves it. The Act takes effect when the time allowed for the governor to sign it expires.
The city must use the tax proceeds for specified recreation or tourism purposes. This rule covers proceeds from the hotel tax collected in Slidell. Tourism projects must be named in the proposition voters approve. The city may pay a reasonable collection fee under a contract with an authorized public tax collector; this is an exception to the required uses.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 23Becomes Act No. 958 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 23Effective date 6/22/2026.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Minor
- May 31Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 29Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1638). Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- May 29Received from the House without amendments.Minor
- May 28Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 27Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 26Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- May 11Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means.
- May 7Reported favorably (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means.Minor
- Apr 14Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.Minor
- Apr 13Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#302). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Apr 8Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 7Reported favorably.Minor
- Mar 17Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.Minor
- Mar 16Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Introduced
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