Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on April 21, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1756
City of Greenwood; authorize to increase hotel/motel tax to provide certain funding of Greenwood Tourism Commission to promote tourism.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 813, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1989, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 936, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2014, TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI, TO INCREASE FROM 1% TO 3% THE TAX ON HOTELS AND MOTELS; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TAX MAY BE INCREASED; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH INCREASE SHALL BE USED FOR THE CONTINUED PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING TO THE GREENWOOD TOURISM COMMISSION TO PROMOTE TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
March 31 to April 21, 2016, 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 31 to Apr 21 · stopped21 days
Local and Private LegislationMar 31 to Apr 21 · stopped21 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 31 – Apr 21
- Mar 31Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
- Apr 21Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 31Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
- Apr 21Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives