l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1754

City of West Point; authorize the levy of a tax on hotels, motels, restaurants and package stores.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on June 3, 2009. The 2009 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 AND PACKAGE STORES; 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

1 co-sponsor

Gary Chism

Its course

March 12 to June 3, 2009, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Jun 3 · stopped83 days

Local and Private LegislationMar 12 to Jun 3 · stopped83 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 Mar 12 – Jun 3

  1. Mar 12Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
  2. Jun 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Mar 12Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jun 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives