l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1723

City of West Point; authorize levy of tax on hotels, motels, restaurants.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on April 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY A TAX UPON THE GROSS SALES OF HOTELS AND MOTELS DERIVED FROM ROOM RENTALS AND UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF RESTAURANTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE FROM THE TAX SHALL BE EXPENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST POINT TO FUND VARIOUS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND MUNICIPAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR TOURISM RELATED ACTIVITIES AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION AND PAID TO THE CITY OF WEST POINT; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION ON WHETHER THE TAX MAY BE LEVIED; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO ISSUE BONDS OR OTHERWISE INCUR INDEBTEDNESS IN AN AMOUNT NOT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT FOR WHICH DEBT SERVICE IS CAPABLE OF BEING FUNDED BY THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX; 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

3 co-sponsors

Charles Jim Beckett, Tyrone Ellis, Gary Chism

Its course

April 4 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 action11 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 4 to Apr 117 days

Local and Private LegislationApr 4 to Apr 117 days

Ways and MeansApr 11 to Apr 110 days

Local and Private LegislationApr 11 to Apr 110 days

In the SenateApr 11 to Apr 18 · stopped7 days

Local and PrivateApr 14 to Apr 140 days

FinanceApr 14 to Apr 18 · stopped4 days

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 Apr 4 – Apr 11

  1. Apr 4Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
  2. Apr 11Reported as a committee substitute from LP to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from WM to LP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Apr 11 – Apr 18

  1. Apr 11Released in the House to be sent on at once
  2. Apr 14Sent to the Senate
  3. Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
  4. Reported from LP to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Apr 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Apr 4Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Apr 11DR - TSDPCS: LP To WMHouse of Representatives
  3. Apr 11DR - TSDPCS: WM To LPHouse of Representatives
  4. Apr 11Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Apr 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Apr 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 11Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 14Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
  10. Apr 14DR - TSDP: LP To FISenate
  11. Apr 18Died In CommitteeSenate