Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on April 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 1701
City of Natchez; authorize a tax on occupied hotel and motel rooms.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 893, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1973, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 962, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1999, TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF AN ASSESSMENT OF $2.00 PER DAY ON OCCUPIED MOTEL AND HOTEL ROOMS IN THE CITY OF NATCHEZ; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THIS ASSESSMENT SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE NATCHEZ CONVENTION PROMOTION COMMISSION TO FUND A MARKETING/ADVERTISING PROMOTION PLAN TO EFFECTIVELY INCREASE OVERNIGHT VISITATION AND TOURISM IN THE CITY OF NATCHEZ; TO ESTABLISH THE NATCHEZ TOURISM MARKETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND AN APPROPRIATE MARKETING/ADVERTISING PROMOTION PLAN TO EFFECTIVELY INCREASE OVERNIGHT VISITATION AND TOURISM IN THE CITY OF NATCHEZ; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
March 27 to April 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action21 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 27 to Apr 1014 days
Local and Private LegislationMar 27 to Apr 913 days
Ways and MeansApr 9 to Apr 90 days
Local and Private LegislationApr 9 to Apr 90 days
In the SenateApr 10 to Apr 18 · stopped8 days
Local and PrivateApr 10 to Apr 111 day
FinanceApr 11 to Apr 14 · moved on3 days
Local and PrivateApr 14 to Apr 140 days
FinanceApr 14 to Apr 18 · stopped4 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 10
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 14
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 27 – Apr 10
- Mar 27Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
- Apr 9Reported as a committee substitute from LP to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported as a committee substitute from WM to LP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Apr 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Apr 10 – Apr 18
- Apr 10Released in the House to be sent on at once
- Sent to the Senate
- Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
- Apr 11Reported from LP to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Motion in the House to reconsider entered
- Recalled from the Senate by the House
- Apr 14Reconsidered in the House
- Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
- Released in the House to be sent on at once
- Sent to the Senate
- Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
- Reported as amended from LP to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Apr 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 21 actions, as published
- Mar 27Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9DR - TSDPCS: LP To WMHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9DR - TSDPCS: WM To LPHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Apr 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 10Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
- Apr 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Apr 10Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
- Apr 11DR - TSDP: LP To FISenate
- Apr 11Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
- Apr 11Recalled From SenateHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
- Apr 14DR - TSDPAA: LP To FISenate
- Apr 18Died In CommitteeSenate