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2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2193

Tourism; create advisory board and divert percentage of restaurant and hotel sales tax revenue for advertising.

Became law as Chapter 447, Laws of 2019, signed April 3, 2019, 78 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A MISSISSIPPI TOURISM ASSOCIATION MARKETING ADVISORY BOARD TO ASSIST THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN THE PLANNING OF INITIATIVES FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTING TOURISM IN MISSISSIPPI; TO ESTABLISH THE MEMBERSHIP OF SUCH BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIVERT ONE PERCENT OF SALES TAX REVENUE FROM RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TOURISM ADVERTISING FUND IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, TO BE INCREASED TO TWO PERCENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND TO THREE PERCENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND THEREAFTER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW SHALL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE INDICATING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS DEPOSITED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TOURISM ADVERTISING FUND AND A DETAILED RECORD OF HOW THE FUNDS ARE SPENT; 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 Senate

Its course

January 15 to April 3, 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 action17 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 15 to Feb 723 days

TourismJan 15 to Feb 521 days

FinanceFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 1233 days

TourismFeb 19 to Feb 256 days

Ways and MeansFeb 25 to Feb 261 day

TourismFeb 26 to Feb 260 days

Back in the SenateMar 12 to Mar 2816 days

With the GovernorMar 28 to Apr 36 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 15 – Feb 7

  1. Referred to the Senate committees on Tourism and on Finance
  2. Reported as a committee substitute from TO to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 12

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committees on Tourism and on Ways and Means
  3. Reported as amended from TO to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported as amended from WM to TO in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 14 – Mar 28

  1. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 28 – Apr 3

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 17 actions, as published