If you’re keeping up with House Bill 193, Expand Uses for Mecklenburg County/Charlotte Local Taxes which would expand the allowed uses for a local occupancy tax to include the Panthers Stadium and an amateur sports center (in addition to the Charlotte Convention Center). See my twitter report @beckigray for play by play of the meeting. See this report for background and check Meck Deck for updates and analysis.
The bill passed the House Finance Committee this morning and will be heard on the House floor next before moving over to the Senate. Here’s who voted yes and who voted no in the House Finance Committee this morning:
Alexander yes
Blust yes
R Brawley no
Bill Brawley yes
Burr no
Carney yes
Collins yes
Cotham yes
Davis no
Dollar yes
Hager yes
Hall yes
Hamilton yes
Hanes yes
Hardister yes
Holley yes
Howard yes
Johnson absent
Jones no
Jordan no
Lewis absent
Luebke no
McManus yes
Moffitt yes
Rodney Moore yes
Tim Moore absent
Debra Ross yes
Samuelson yes
Schaffer yes
Setzer no
Stam absent
Starnes no
Stone no
Tine absent
Waddell yes
Warren absent
Wells yes
