BREAKING – Florida House Approves Bill That Threatens Tourism Industry

A few moments ago the Florida House voted by a 80-35 margin to approve HB 9, sponsored by Rep. Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast). This controversial anti-tourism bill severely restricts the ability of VISIT Florida to market Florida as a tourism destination and threatens the future growth of Florida’s tourism industry.

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Despite overwhelming opposition and more than 40,000 messages from Florida Chamber members opposing the bill, the Florida House voted to support:

• Restricting the operations of VISIT Florida,
• Reallocating funds originally intended for tourism marketing, and
• Reducing collaboration with business, local government, and nonprofit partners by restricting the use of monies toward required matching dollars, such as in-kind contributions and tourism development tax dollars.

HB 9 now travels to the Florida Senate.

Be on the lookout for future messages encouraging you to communicate with Representatives that voted to support this harmful legislation.