l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1438

City of Pascagoula; extend repeal date on hotel/motel tax; authorize election on continuance of if protested.

Sent to the Governor on March 26, 2017, and did not become law. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 1005, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2004, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 912, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2014, TO EXTEND THE REPEAL DATE FROM JULY 1, 2017, TO JULY 1, 2021, ON THE PROVISION OF LAW AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY A TAX UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS DERIVED FROM HOTEL, MOTEL AND BED-AND-BREAKFAST ROOM RENTALS IN THE CITY; TO REQUIRE THAT WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY SHALL ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THEIR INTENTION TO CONTINUE THE TAX AND PUBLISH THE RESOLUTION IN A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF 20% OR 1,500, WHICHEVER IS LESS, OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY FILE A PETITION PROTESTING THE TAX, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES SHALL CALL AN ELECTION REGARDING THE CONTINUANCE OF THE TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING AT THE ELECTION VOTE AGAINST CONTINUING THE TAX, THE TAX SHALL BE DISCONTINUED; 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

Jeramey Anderson

Its course

January 16 to March 29, 2017, 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 action12 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Mar 1457 days

Local and Private LegislationJan 16 to Feb 2136 days

In the SenateMar 14 to Mar 2612 days

Local and PrivateMar 17 to Mar 236 days

With the GovernorMar 26 to Mar 29 · stopped3 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 26

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 Jan 16 – Mar 14

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
  2. Feb 21Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 14Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 15 – Mar 26

  1. Mar 15Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 17Referred to the Senate committee on Local and Private
  3. Mar 23Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 26Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

To the Governor Mar 26 – Mar 29

  1. Mar 26Released in the Senate to be sent on at once
  2. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  3. Mar 29Died on the calendar in the House
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 21Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 14Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 14PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 17Referred To Local and PrivateSenate
  7. Mar 23Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 26AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 26Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 26Immediate ReleaseSenate
  11. Mar 26Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  12. Mar 29Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives