l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1652

City of Grenada; authorize to increase tourist and convention tax to construct a sports park and promotion of tourism.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Tourism Committee on May 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 879, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1992, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 940, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2011, TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI, TO INCREASE THE TOURIST AND CONVENTION TAX LEVIED UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS DERIVED FROM HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOM RENTALS AND RESTAURANT SALES IN THE CITY; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAX MAY BE INCREASED; TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE ADDITIONAL TAX INCREASE SHALL BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING AND OPERATION OF A SPORTS PARK OR ANY OTHER USE THAT MAY PROMOTE TOURISM AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY; TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH REVENUE BE PLACED IN AN INTEREST BEARING TOURISM ESCROW FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT IF SUCH TAX INCREASE IS REJECTED BY VOTERS THEN THE CURRENT TAX SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; 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

Its course

March 27 to May 3, 2012, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 27 to May 3 · stopped37 days

Local and Private LegislationMar 27 to Mar 281 day

TourismMar 28 to May 3 · stopped36 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 27 – May 3

  1. Mar 27Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Tourism
  2. Mar 28Reported as a committee substitute from LP to TO in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. May 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Mar 27Referred To Local and Private Legislation;TourismHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 28DR - TSDPCS: LP To TOHouse of Representatives
  3. May 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives