The California Tourism Marketing Act authorizes the establishment of the California Travel and Tourism Commission, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, for the purpose of promoting tourism in California, as specified. The act requires all meetings of the commission to be held in California. The act provides for an assessment for the passenger rental car industry to be adopted by referendum on a proposed rate set by the commission that will generate funding that, when aggregated with other funding for the commission, is sufficient to fund approved marketing plan costs of no less than $50,000,000 per fiscal year.
California SB 1119 (20132014) — California Travel and Tourism Commission.
The California Tourism Marketing Act authorizes the establishment of the California Travel and Tourism Commission, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, for the purpose of promoting tourism in California, as specified. The act requires all meetings of the commission to be held in California. The act provides for an assessment for the passenger rental car industry to be adopted by referendum on a proposed rate set by the commission that will generate funding that, when aggregated with other funding for the commission, is sufficient to fund approved marketing plan costs of no less than $50,000,000 per fiscal year.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1119 Leno Senate Third Reading By CALDERON — 78–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1119 Leno Concurrence — 32–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Leno — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2014-04-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-10 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2014-04-11 Set for hearing April 28.
2014-04-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3278.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2014-05-12 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-14 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2014-05-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3467.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-15 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-05-23 Referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. referral-committee
2014-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-06 Hearing postponed by committee.
2014-08-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-08-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-19 Read third time and amended. (Page 6158.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 6299.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-21 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-22 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4757.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-09-15 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-15 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 320, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9ebafa06-c6a7-46b2-a998-9c8cb4ef718f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).