Affordable Housing Trust Hotel Tax Shift

At a glance

• What: An amendment to Section 371.02 of the city code, sponsored by Bankston, that shifts the Affordable Housing Trust's distribution of the hotel-motel and short-term rental excise tax to Experience Columbus.
• 6/22/2026: ordinance 1953-2026 approved as an emergency, Bankston / Ross; 9-0.
• 6/29/2026: ordinance 2063-2026 repeals and replaces 1953-2026 (passed June 22) and amends Section 371.02 again, emergency. Bankston / Ross; 9-0, taken after the recess that ended at 12:05 AM. The minutes do not say what changed between the two versions.
• Where it stands: adopted. No dollar amount appears in the minutes.

Sources

• Columbus City Council minutes, 6/29/2026 (final): https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6195_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-29_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
• Columbus City Council minutes, 6/22/2026 (final): https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6193_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-22_Minutes_-_Final.pdf

Related housing funding: Affordable Housing Bond Allocations. The admissions tax rewrite is a separate item, Admissions Tax Facility Stabilization Funding.

Log

2026-06-29 - Columbus City Council

• 2063-2026 (replacement) approved 9-0.

2026-06-22 - Columbus City Council

• 1953-2026 approved 9-0.