This was presented my Todd Hill and Tony Kwilas, legislative and lobbying consultants for MACVB. This short presentation provides a brief view of the legislative outlook for 2020.
4. PROPOSED CRITERIA FOR
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
• Statewide significance vs local proposals
• Coalition partners positions
• Merit-based funding vs. direct appropriation
• Potential for funding diversion
• Uniform statewide regulations, taxation and compliance
5. 2019 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION ISSUES
• Creation and funding of a new sports marketing
entity.
• Creation and funding of new Office of Outdoor
Tourism within Explore Minnesota. (Opposed by
both the DNR and EMT)
• A direct appropriation (budget line item) to the
Northern Lights Music Festival
7. 2020 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION OUTLOOK
• Insulin
• DHS Re-organization
• Supplemental Budget
• Bold proposals on marijuana, guns and climate
change
• Bonding Proposals
8. MACVB 2020 SESSION
PRIORITIES
• Repealing the Plymouth Lodging Tax exception.
• Supplemental funding for the local grant program
• Supplemental funding for Explore Minnesota
Tourism
• Other Issues?
9. WHAT’S COMING?
• Creation of new Tourism Improvement Districts.
• Renewal of the Constitutional Amendment for
Cultural Heritage, Arts and the Environment.
10. LET’S ALL GET SMARTER
• Special Taxing Districts (TIDs, etc.)
• Lodging tax collection from third-
party agents
• Other Issues?
11. PLYMOUTH: WHAT’S
ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?
• Special Legislation allowing 6%
lodging tax
• Plus funds diverted to capital/other
operating
• Your city next?
12. ENGAGE!
• Public policy committee work
• Testimony/real-life examples
• Build relationship with your elected
officials
13. THANK YOU!
• Coordination through Executive
Director (Dee)
• Rapid response with appropriate
resource(s)
