Your help is needed today! On Wednesday, March 20 (tomorrow) at 10 a.m., the CT Legislature’s Finance Committee has a hearing scheduled to consider funding for two bills that are crucial for CT Humanities and our partners at CT Arts Alliance, CT Tourism Coalition, and the American 250 | CT Commission. This is an opportunity for you to submit written testimony supporting the bills.

Click here to submit your written testimony as soon as possible today.

Below is specific information on the two bills, along with talking points that you can use to support your testimony.

HB 5504 – AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE AMERICA 250 SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL INITIATIVE: This bill temporarily increases the lodging/hotel and car rental taxes and directs those revenues to an America 250 | CT account that is in alignment with the budget CT Humanities has created with our arts and tourism partners and shared with legislators.

HB 5490 – AN ACT CONCERNING THE THRESHOLD FOR THE DUES TAX, THE SALES AND USE TAXES TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE: This bill seeks to commit a portion of the meals tax to the Tourism Fund and is in alignment with our goals for the Arts, Culture, and Tourism Roadmap.

Talking Points: America 250 | CT Commission

Click here for talking points about the America 250 | CT Commission to support HB 5504 An Act Concerning Funding for the America 250 Semiquincentennial Initiative.

Talking Points: Arts, Culture, Tourism Roadmap

Click here for talking points about the Arts, Culture, Tourism Funding Roadmap to support HB 5490.

Questions? Please reach out to Dana Barcellos-Allen via email or phone at 860.515.6165.