House Bill 935

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD TO ADVISE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON STRATEGIES FOR ADVERTISING AND MARKETING TOURISM IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED THE TOURISM ADVERTISING AND MARKETING FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN THE FUND SHALL BE USED TO DEFRAY COSTS INCURRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN ADVERTISING AND MARKETING MISSISSIPPI AS A TOURISM DESTINATION; TO ESTABLISH A FIVE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST A NEW FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE STATE'S TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVERTISING AND MARKETING BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2015; TO PROVIDE THAT STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 2014 AND ENDING IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SHALL CALCULATE THE GROWTH IN FISCAL YEAR SALES TAX REVENUE FROM CERTAIN DEFINED CATEGORIES THAT ARE RELATED TO TOURISM AND CERTIFY THAT AMOUNT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE AMOUNT SO CERTIFIED IS GREATER THAN ZERO, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL TRANSFER THAT AMOUNT TO THE TOURISM ADVERTISING AND MARKETING FUND CREATED BY THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT SO TRANSFERRED SHALL NOT EXCEED $15,000,000.00 IN ANY FISCAL YEAR ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE, SHALL REVIEW THE PILOT PROGRAM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ON WHETHER TO MAKE THE FUNDING MECHANISM PERMANENT AND, IF SO, WHETHER ANY CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE TO IT; TO AMEND SECTION 57-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO TOURISM AND TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PERFORM AN ANNUAL RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT STUDY ANALYZING THE DEPARTMENT'S SUCCESS PROMOTING MISSISSIPPI TOURISM AND FILE A REPORT CONTAINING THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY WITH THE GOVERNOR, THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE AND THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Rita Martinson

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In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 14

1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Tourism and on Appropriations
2. Jan 30Reported from TO to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
3. Feb 5Reported from AP to TO in the House: title sufficient, do pass
4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
5. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
6. Feb 14Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 5

1. Feb 15Sent to the Senate
2. Feb 22Referred to the Senate committees on Appropriations and on Tourism
3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate