l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 1655

City of Vicksburg; authorize tax on hotels, motels and restaurants for recreation and tourism venues and facilities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Local and Private Committee on April 1, 2015. The 2015 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 VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY AN ADDITIONAL SALES TAX OF NOT MORE THAN TWO PERCENT ON THE GROSS SALES OF HOTELS AND MOTELS DERIVED FROM ROOM RENTALS AND UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF RESTAURANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR RECREATION AND TOURISM FACILITIES; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO ISSUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING PROPERTY, CONSTRUCTING OR LEASING A SPORTS COMPLEX AND TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO LEASE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED 20 YEARS FOR A NOMINAL FEE; 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

2 co-sponsors

Oscar Denton, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

March 3 to April 1, 2015, 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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 3 to Mar 2724 days

Local and Private LegislationMar 3 to Mar 2623 days

In the SenateMar 27 to Apr 1 · stopped5 days

Local and PrivateMar 28 to Apr 1 · 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 Mar 3 – Mar 27

  1. Mar 3Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
  2. Mar 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 27Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 27 – Apr 1

  1. Mar 27Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 28Referred to the Senate committee on Local and Private
  3. Apr 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Mar 3Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 27Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 27PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 27Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 28Referred To Local and PrivateSenate
  7. Apr 1Died In CommitteeSenate