PASSED

This enacted measure added a 1.2% excise tax to hotel room rentals in Philadelphia, collected from hotel guests by hotel operators. It directs the revenue to tourism marketing agencies and to support the expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center, including promotion, operations, and related costs.

Amending Chapter 19-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hotel Room Rental Tax," by providing for an additional excise tax on hotel room rentals and designating the expenditures for which such tax will be used, all under certain terms and conditions.