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 TFI Issue Alert 

April 18, 2018   
TFI District Leaders 
Local Governments Need Your Help on Hotel/Motel Tax Changes!!

Nine days ago, we sent you an alert asking you to weigh in with your House members about HF 2131, you responded, and HF 2131 passed the House yesterday, 75-23!! 

Now we need your help with the Senate!!

Just to remind you, under current law, a person renting a room is exempt from paying the hotel/motel tax on any stay that exceeds 31 days.  Once they exceed 31 days, they are not responsible for paying ANY tax on their stay.  The bill TFI supports, HF 2131, would extend this to 90 days to prevent organizations from gaming the system to avoid paying the tax. 

In the closing days of this session, this bill needs to be passed by BOTH the Senate Ways & Means Committee and then the full Iowa Senate.  With time beginning to run short, we need your help!!

Please take a moment to contact your Senator NOW in support of
House File 2131!


To find out who your legislators are, click HERE 
To find a list of the Senators, look below or click HERE     
 
Members of the Iowa Senate
 

Name District Party County Email
Chaz Allen 15 Democrat Jasper [email protected]
Jerry Behn 24 Republican Boone [email protected]
Rick Bertrand 7 Republican Woodbury [email protected]
Tony Bisignano 17 Democrat Polk [email protected]
Joe Bolkcom 43 Democrat Johnson [email protected]
Nate Boulton 16 Democrat Polk [email protected]
Tod R. Bowman 29 Democrat Jackson [email protected]
Michael Breitbach 28 Republican Clayton [email protected]
Waylon Brown 26 Republican Mitchell [email protected]
Jim Carlin 3 Republican Woodbury [email protected]
Jake Chapman 10 Republican Dallas [email protected]
Mark Chelgren 41 Republican Wapello [email protected]
Mark Costello 12 Republican Mills [email protected]
Jeff Danielson 30 Democrat Black Hawk [email protected]
Dan Dawson 8 Republican Pottawattamie [email protected]
William A. Dotzler Jr. 31 Democrat Black Hawk [email protected]
Robert E. Dvorsky 37 Democrat Johnson [email protected]
Jeff Edler 36 Republican Marshall [email protected]
Randy Feenstra 2 Republican Sioux [email protected]
Julian B. Garrett 13 Republican Warren [email protected]
Thomas A. Greene 44 Republican Des Moines [email protected]
Dennis Guth 4 Republican Hancock [email protected]
Rita Hart 49 Democrat Clinton [email protected]
Robert Hogg 33 Democrat Linn [email protected]
Wally E. Horn 35 Democrat Linn [email protected]
Pam Jochum 50 Democrat Dubuque [email protected]
Craig Johnson 32 Republican Buchanan [email protected]
David Johnson 1 No Party Specified Osceola [email protected]
Tim L. Kapucian 38 Republican Benton [email protected]
Kevin Kinney 39 Democrat Johnson [email protected]
Tim Kraayenbrink 5 Republican Webster [email protected]
Mark S. Lofgren 46 Republican Muscatine [email protected]
Jim Lykam 45 Democrat Scott [email protected]
Liz Mathis 34 Democrat Linn [email protected]
Matt McCoy 21 Democrat Polk [email protected]
Janet Petersen 18 Democrat Polk [email protected]
Herman C. Quirmbach 23 Democrat Story [email protected]
Amanda Ragan 27 Democrat Cerro Gordo [email protected]
Ken Rozenboom 40 Republican Mahaska [email protected]
Charles Schneider 22 Republican Dallas [email protected]
Jason Schultz 9 Republican Crawford [email protected]
Mark Segebart 6 Republican Crawford [email protected]
Tom Shipley 11 Republican Adams [email protected]
Amy Sinclair 14 Republican Wayne [email protected]
Roby Smith 47 Republican Scott [email protected]
Annette Sweeney 25 Republican Hardin [email protected]
Rich Taylor 42 Democrat Henry [email protected]
Jack Whitver 19 Republican Polk [email protected]
Brad Zaun 20 Republican Polk [email protected]
Dan Zumbach 48 Republican Delaware [email protected]


Legislative Meetings Coming Up
 
04/20/2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Legislative Forum - Fort Madison
04/21/2018 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Legislative Forum - Fairfield
04/21/2018 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Legislative Forum - Burlington
04/21/2018 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Legislative Forum - Harlan
04/21/2018 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Legislative Forum - Marshalltown
04/21/2018 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Gubernatorial Forum (Democrats) - Cedar Rapids
04/21/2018 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Gubernatorial Forum (Republican) - Cedar Rapids
04/23/2018 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Monday Legislative Coffee - Des Moines
04/27/2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Legislative Forum - Keokuk
04/27/2018 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Education Forum - Iowa City
04/28/2018 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Legislative Forum - Mount Pleasant
04/28/2018 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Legislative Forum - Winterset
04/28/2018 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Legislative Forum - Keosauqua
04/28/2018 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Talk with Officials - Urbandale
04/28/2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Legislative Forum - Bloomfield
04/30/2018 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Monday Legislative Coffee - Des Moines
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