Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on March 29, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 1726
City of Columbia; authorize a tax on hotels, motels and restaurants to promote parks and recreation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY A SALES TAX OF NOT MORE THAN 3% UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF HOTELS AND MOTELS DERIVED FROM ROOM RENTALS AND UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF RESTAURANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO PROMOTE LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION AS WELL AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; TO REQUIRE AN ELECTION BE HELD ON WHETHER SUCH TAX MAY BE LEVIED; 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 13 to March 29, 2019, 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 13 to Mar 29 · stopped16 days
Local and Private LegislationMar 13 to Mar 29 · stopped16 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 13 – Mar 29
- Mar 13Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
- Mar 29Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 13Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
- Mar 29Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives